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Accessing the blade switch for the first time
Logging in through the console port
The first time you access the blade switch you must use a console cable (see Figure 6) to connect a
console terminal, for example, a PC, to the console port on the blade switch.
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 blade switch, and a DB-9 female connector at the other end for connecting to
the serial port on the console terminal.
Figure 6 Console cable
Setting up the configuration environment
To connect a terminal, for example, a PC, to the blade switch:
1. Plug the DB-9 female connector of the console cable to the serial port of the PC.
2. Plug the RJ-45 connector of the console cable to the console port of the blade switch.
IMPORTANT:
Identify the mark on the console port and make sure that you are connecting to the correct port.
Figure 7 Connecting a console port to a terminal
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