HP 5900 Installation Guide

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Connect the RJ-45 connector to the console port of the switch.
NOTE:
• Identify the mark on the console port and make sure you are connecting to the correct port.
• 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.
Setting terminal parameters
To configure and manage the switch, you must run a terminal emulator program on the console terminal.
The following are the required terminal settings:
• Bits per second—9,600
• Data bits—8
• Parity—None
• Stop bits—1
• Flow control—None
• Emulation—VT100
To set terminal parameters, for example, on a Windows XP HyperTerminal:
1. Select Start > All Programs > Accessories > Communications > HyperTerminal.
The Connection Description dialog box appears.
2. Enter the name of the new connection in the Name field and click OK.
Figure 39 Connection description
3. Select the serial port to be used from the Connect using list, and click OK.

HP 5900 Specifications

General

Model	HP 5900
Rack Mountable	Yes
MAC Address Table Size	128K
Jumbo Frame Support	Yes
Routing Protocol	OSPF, BGP, RIP, IS-IS, IGMP
Remote Management Protocol	SNMP, CLI
Features	Quality of Service (QoS), Jumbo Frames support, IPv4 support, IPv6 support
Operating Temperature	0 °C to 45 °C
Operating Humidity	10% to 90% non-condensing
Power Supply	Internal power supply - hot-plug / redundant