Connecting Console Cable - HP 2530-24 Installation And Getting Started Manual

Figure 2-11. Connecting a console cable
2. Turn on the terminal or PC's power and, if using a PC, start the PC terminal
program.
3. Press [Enter] two or three times and you will see the copyright page and
the message "Press any key to continue". Press a key, and you will then
see the switch console command (CLI) prompt, for example:
HP-2530-24G-PoEP#
If you want to continue with console management of the switch at this time,
see chapter 3, "Getting Started With Switch Configuration" for some basic
configuration steps. For more detailed information, refer to the Management
and Configuration Guide, which is on the HP Web site at
www.hp.com/networking/support.
Console port
RJ-45 to DB9 Optional USB
Console cable Console cable
supplied with (not supplied)
the switch
Connect to a PC
running a terminal
emulator program, or
a VT-100 terminal
Installing the Switch
Installation Procedures
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