Console port
Console cable supplied with the switch
PC running a terminal emulator program, or
a VT-100 terminal
Figure 2-15. Connecting a console cable.
This picture demonstrates the 3500yl-
24G switch. Remember the console port on the 3500yl-48G-PWR,3500-48-PoE, and 3500-48 is in back of the switch.

Installing the Switch

Installation Procedures

Direct Console Access

Installing the Switch

To connect a console to the switch, follow these steps:

1.Connect the PC or terminal to the switch’s Console Port using the console cable included with the Switch. (If your PC or terminal has a 25-pin serial connector, first attach a 9-pin to 25-pin straight-through adapter at one end of the console cable.)

2.Turn on the terminal or PC’s power and, if using a PC, start the PC terminal program.

 

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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:

ProCurve Switch 3500yl-24G#

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 ProCurve Web site at www.procurve.com/manuals.

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