#Cisco 2950 manual pdf how to#

(These console ports are NOT Ethernet ports.

The вЂњConsoleвЂќ RJ-45 port on the back of a Cisco switch. A 6-foot Cisco console rollover cableДЄfter getting the dongle working, plug the DB-9 connector of the baby-blue Rollover cable to the dongle and connect the RJ-45 end of the cable into the вЂњConsoleвЂќ port on the back of the Cisco switch. Chances are your machine does not have the USB-to-Serial drivers installed already, so pop in the CD-ROM or download the drivers from the Interwebs and get the USB-to-Serial dongle working. With the USB-to-Serial dongle out of the package, the first step is to install the device drivers.

RealTerm terminal software (Windows free open source).

Some USB to RS-232 Serial Converter (DB-9) - I got two, so that I could connect to both switches simultaneously and not have to manually unplug and re-plug adapters in order to alternate between the two.

or- Cisco Console Cable RJ45-to-DB9 (which is cheaper, but only available as an Amazon вЂњadd-onвЂќ - read: you must have $25 in your cart alreadyвЂ¦)

A 6ft Rollover Console Cable (DB-9 to RJ-45) - I ordered 2.

If you donвЂ™t have the appropriate tools yet, this means that 3 things will be needed to get started: a Rollover Cable, a USB-to-Serial adapter, and some Terminal software.

#Cisco 2950 manual pdf how to#

If you already know how to physically connect to your 2950 switch, click here to jump to the Catalyst 2950 password recovery procedure. Granted, I wasnвЂ™t really expecting any since the seller had not mentioned any, but to connect to a switch that I knew nothing about, the smart bet was to connect via the RJ-45 jack (which is actually a 9600 bps serial port.) So I plugged them in, but that was all I could do because there were no Console cables (aka. Well, the two switches arrived a few days later. In my last post on the Cisco CCNA, it was mentioned that an order for two used Cisco Catalyst 2950 switches had been placed.