Configuring The Switch At The Cli; Getting Started With The Cli; Setting Up The Configuration Environment - HP 1920 Gigabit Ethernet Switch Series User Manual

Configuring the switch at the CLI

The HP 1920 Switch Series can be configured through the CLI, Web interface, and SNMP/MIB, among
which the Web interface supports all 1920 Switch Series configurations. These configuration methods
are suitable for different application scenarios. As a supplementary to the Web interface, the CLI
provides some configuration commands to facilitate your operation, which are described in this chapter.
To perform other configurations not supported by the CLI, use the Web interface.
You will enter user view directly after you log in to the device. Commands in the document are all
performed in user view.

Getting started with the CLI

As a supplementary to the Web interface, the CLI provides some configuration commands to facilitate
your operation. For example, if you forget the IP address of VLAN-interface 1 and cannot log in to the
device through the Web interface, you can connect the console port of the device to a PC, and
reconfigure the IP address of VLAN-interface 1 at the CLI.
This section describes using the CLI to manage the device.

Setting up the configuration environment

To set up the configuration environment, connect a terminal (a PC in this example) to the console port on
the switch with a console cable.
A console cable is an 8-core shielded cable, with a crimped RJ-45 connector at one end for connecting
to the console port of the switch, and a DB-9 female connector at the other end for connecting to the
serial port on the console terminal.
Figure 14 Console cable
A side
Pos.9
Pos.1
Use a console cable to connect a terminal device to the switch, as follows:
1. Plug the DB-9 female connector to the serial port of the console terminal or PC.
2. Connect the RJ-45 connector to the console port of the switch.
CAUTION:
Identify the mark on the console port to make sure that you are connecting to the correct port.
A
Main label
20
B side
8
B
1