HP 5400R zl2 Installation and Getting Started Guide

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Installing the HP 5400R zl2 Switches

Installation Procedures

Installing the HP 5400R zl2

Switches

3. Power on the management console (terminal or PC). If you are using a

PC, start the PC terminal program.

4. For a direct console connection through the Console port:

a. Press Enter two or three times to display the copyright page, and the

message "Press any key to continue".

b. Press any key to display the switch console command (CLI) prompt;

for example: HP 5400R#

c. Continue the console session to configure the switch by following the

procedure in "Minimal Configuration Through the Out-of-Band

Console Connection" on page 3-2

Console Cable Pinouts

The console cable has an RJ-45 plug on one end and a DB-9 female connector

on the other end. Table 2-2 describes the mapping of the RJ-45 to DB-9

pins..

4321

876

12345678

module

Figure 2-12. RJ-45 to DB-9 pinouts

Table 2-1. Mapping of RJ-45 to DB-9

RJ-45 (Signal reference from

Chassis)

DB-9 (Signal reference from PC)

Reserved 1 8 CTS

Reserved 2 6 DSR

TXD 3 2 RXD

Reserved 4 1 DCD

GND 5 5 GND

RXD 6 3 TXD