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HPE Knowledge Article
HPE OfficeConnect 1910 Switch Series - How to Connect Serial Cable to the
Switch and Setup Configuration
Article Number mmr_sf-EN_US000005201
Environment
HPE 1910 Switch
Issue
How to connect serial cable to switch
How to setup configuration
How to check default IP address
How to add IP address
Cause
Resolution
1.Setting up the configuration environment: To set up the configuration environment, connect a terminal (a PC in this example) to the console port on the
switch with a 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.
Use a console cable to connect a terminal device to the switch, as follows:
Plug the DB-9 female connector to the serial port of the console terminal or PC.
Connect the RJ-45 connector to the console port of the switch.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------:Identify the mark on the console port to ensure that you are connecting to the correct port.CAUTION
:NOTE
The serial port on a PC does not support hot swapping. When you connect a PC to a powered-on switch,connect the DB-9 connector of the console
cable to the PC before connecting the RJ-45 connector to theswitch.
When you disconnect a PC from a powered-on switch, Disconnect the DB-9 connector of the consolecable from the PC after disconnecting the
RJ-45 connector from the switch.
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2.Setting terminal parameters
To configure and manage the switch, you must run a terminal emulator program on the console terminal,
for example, a PC. This section uses Windows XP HyperTerminal as an example.
The following are the required terminal settings:
Bits per second—38400
Data bits—8
Parity—None
Stop bits—1
Flow control—None
Emulation—VT100
Follow these steps to set terminal parameters, for example, on a Windows XP HyperTerminal:
Select , and in the dialog box that appears, type the nameStart > All Programs > Accessories > Communications > HyperTerminal Connection Description
of the new connection in the box and click .Name text OK

Select the serial port to be used from the drop-down list, and click .Connect using OK
, SetBits per second to 38400 Data bits to 8, Parity to None, Stop bits to 1, and Flow control to None, and click OK.

Select File > Properties in the HyperTerminal window

Click the Settings tab, set the emulation to VT100, and click OK in the Switch Properties dialog box.

3.Logging in to the CLI
The login process requires a username and password. The default username for first time configuration is , no password is required. Usernames andadmin
passwords are case sensitive.
To log in to the CLI:
Press . prompt displays:Enter The Username
Login authentication
Username:
Enter your username at the prompt. Username
Username:admin
Press .Enter
prompt display The Password
Password:
The login information is verified, and displays the following CLI menu:
<Switch>

If the password is invalid, the following message appears and process restarts.
% Login failed!
4.CLI commands
This Command section contains the following commands:
To do… Use the command…
Display a list of CLI commands on the device ?
Reboot the device and run the default configuration initialize
Specify VLAN-interface 1 to obtain an IP address through
DHCP or manual configuration
ipsetup { dhcp | ip-address ip-address { mask
| mask-length } [ default-gateway
ip-address ] }
Modify the login password of a user password
Log out of the system quit
Download the Boot ROM image or system software image file
from the TFTP server and specify as the startup configuration
file
upgrade server-address source-filename
{ bootrom | runtime }
Reboot the device and run the main configuration file reboot
View the summary information of the device summary
Ping a specified destination ping host
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