Configuring the Console Port Type (CLI Procedure)
EX2200-C and EX4550 switches provide two console ports: an RJ-45 console port that accepts a cable with an RJ-45 connector and a Mini-USB Type-B console port that accepts a cable with a Mini-USB Type-B plug (5-pin) connector. You can configure and manage the switch using RJ-45 console port as well as Mini-USB Type-B console port. However, the console input will be active only one port at a time, that is, only one port will be set active at a time. The active console port can display all the early boot and low-level message output and you can access the switch through this port in the debugger prompt.
By default, the RJ-45 console port is the active port and the Mini USB Type-B console port is the passive. That is, to make a connection on the RJ-45 console port you need not configure it as the active port while to make a connection to the Mini-USB Type-B console port, you must first explicitly configure this port as the active port. You can make either port the active port by using the port-type configuration statement.
To configure the RJ-45 or the Mini-USB Type-B console port as an active console port:
- Connect the host machine to the switch using the management console port you want to activate.
- Configure the port type:
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user@switch# set system ports auxiliary port-type typeFor example, to activate the Mini USB Type-B console port:
user@switch# set system ports auxiliary port-type mini-usb
- Commit the configuration and Exit.
- Reboot the switch. The control and the boot log will appear on the activated console.
 | Note: Do not use the Delete system ports auxiliary port-type command to delete the port-type configuration. Always use set system ports auxiliary port-type type command to change the active management console port type. |
