Switch console port connection using putty and usb rj45 cable.
Hp procurve switch console cable.
First up you will need a serial to console cable and a pc that has a serial port.
If you don t have a pc with a serial port old hps are great for this purpose then you can get a usb to serial adapter a point to note here is watch out for the super cheap ones quite often you will find that they use counterfeit chips meaning usb drivers don.
In this guide i am going to show how to perform a very basic setup of a hp procurve 2610 layer 2 network switch using a serial to console cable.
This is the description from hp partsurfer.
If the pc or terminal has a 25 pin serial connector first attach a 9 pin to 25 pin straight through adapter at one end of the console cable.
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5184 1894 rs 232c serial cable 9 pin f to 9 pin f 2 5m 8 2ft long connects a terminal or computer to the console port.
Read out the arp cache and match up the mac address.
To connect a console to the switch use the console cable shipped with theswitch and connect a pc or vt 100 terminal to the console serial port.
Switch console port connection using putty and usb rj45 cable.
Hp 5184 1894 procurve switch serial console cable db9 female f f.
If it is a small network you can ping the broadcast address and the switch will respond.
The pcor terminal then functions as a management console connected directly to theswitch.
For a direct console connection connect the pc or terminal to the console serial port using the console cable shipped with the switch.
We installed the hp procurve 2650 48 and do not have a console.
Connect to the console port of your switch via a serial cable.
The user can use the console port only for out of band management.