Installation guide

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Powering on the switch for the first time
Setting up the configuration environment
The first time you access the switch you must use a console cable to connect a console terminal to the console
port on the switch, for example, a PC.
Figure 23 Connecting the console port to a terminal
Connecting the 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.
The serial ports on PCs do not support hot swapping. If the switch has been powered on, connect the console
cable to the PC before connecting to the switch, and when you disconnect the cable, first disconnect from the
switch.
Figure 24 Console cable
To connect a terminal (for example, a PC) to the switch:
1. Plug the DB-9 female connector of the console cable to the serial port of the PC.
2. Connect the RJ-45 connector to the console port of the switch.
Main label
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B side
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A side
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