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4  Initial Power-On 
Setting Up the Configuration Environment 
Set up the configuration environment as follows: 
Connect a terminal (a PC in this example) to the console port on the switch with a console cable.  
Figure 4-1 Network diagram for configuration environment setup 
 
 
Connecting the Console Cable 
Console Cable 
A console cable is an 8-core shielded cable. One end of the cable is a crimped RJ-45 connector, which 
is connected to the console port of the switch, and the other end is a DB-9 female connector, which is 
connected to the serial port on the console terminal, as shown below. 
Figure 4-2 Console cable 
 
 
Table 4-1 Console cable pinouts 
RJ-45  Signal  Direction  DB-9 
1 RTS ← 7 
2 DTR ← 4