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Installing the Switch
Installation Procedures
Installing the Switch
2. Turn on the terminal or
PC’s power and, if using a
PC, start the PC terminal
program.
3. Press
[Enter] two or three
times and you will see the
copyright page and the
message “Press any key to
continue”. Press a key, and
you will then see the
switch console command
(CLI) prompt, for
example:
ProCurve Switch 6600-24G#
If you want to continue with console management of the switch at this time,
see chapter 3, “Getting Started With Switch Configuration” for some basic
configuration steps. For more detailed information, refer to the Management
and Configuration Guide, which is on the ProCurve Web site at
www.procurve.com/manuals.
Console Cable Pinouts
The console cable has an RJ-45 male connector on one end and a DB-9 female
connector on the other end. Table 2-16 describes the mapping of the RJ-45 to
DB-9 pins.
Figure 2-17. RJ-45 to DB-9 pinouts
PC running a terminal
emulator program, or
a VT-100 terminal
Console cable supplied
with the switch
Console port
Figure 2-16. Connecting the console cable
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9
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