HP A5500 HI Series User Manual

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Accessing 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, for
example, a PC, to the console port on the switch.
Figure 26 Connecting the console port to a terminal
Connecting the console cable
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.
Figure 27 Console cable
Connection procedure
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.
Main label
1
8
B side
B
Pos.9
Pos.1
A side
A

HP A5500 HI Series Specifications

General

Switching Capacity	336 Gbps
Forwarding Rate	252 Mpps
QoS	Yes
SFP+ Ports	4
Layer Support	Layer 2/3
Stacking	Yes
Management	CLI, Web, SNMP
MAC Address Table Size	32, 000
Routing Protocol	OSPF, RIP, BGP, IS-IS
Operating Temperature	0°C to 45°C
Operating Humidity	10% to 90% (noncondensing)
Ports	48
10/100/1000Base-T Ports	48
Jumbo Frames	9216 bytes
Dimensions	440 x 430 x 44 mm