Switch console port connection using putty and usb rj45 cable.
Hp 2530 switch usb console driver.
To use the usb console port user must first download a usb driver to the pc.
After installing and power up the switch to use a networked in band or out of band connection to manage the switch user can use the out of band console connection to minimally configure the switch with an ip address and subnet mask.
I need a driver.
Select comm port and bit rate.
User cannot use both the rj 45 console port and usb console port at the same time.
3 db9 end connect usb console.
1 you need to install usb driver for usb console cable.
There is also the option of using a usb cable not supplied to connect the switch s micro usb console port to a pc.
I would suggest you get the above download as it also has the registry change required to stop the drive creating a new serial port for every switch you connect.
2 connect your rj 45 to db9 cable to switch.
By default the switch is configured to acquire an ip address via dhcp.
See aruba 2920 switch series minimal configuration through the console port.
Additionally if your machine is online at the time you should be able to get windows to download the driver through windows update when you connect to a switch for the first time.
Switch console port connection using putty and usb rj45 cable.
After searching on hp s site and google at large i finally found the usb console driver i was looking for.
I installed it and sure enough i see the hpn serial port show up as com4.
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