• Supported Platforms
• EX Series

• Related Topics
• Connecting an EX Series Switch to a Network for Out-of-Band Management
• Console Port Connector Pinout Information for an EX Series Switch
• Cables Connecting the EX8200 Switch to Management Devices

Connecting an EX Series Switch to a Management Console

You can configure and manage an EX Series switch using a dedicated console. Every EX Series switch has a console port with an RJ-45 connector. Use the console port to connect the EX Series switch to the management console or to a console server. The console port accepts a cable with an RJ-45 connector.

Ensure that you have an Ethernet cable with an RJ-45 connector available. An RJ-45 cable and an RJ-45 to DB-9 serial port adapter are supplied with the switch.

Figure 1 shows the RJ-45 connector of the Ethernet cable supplied with the switch.

Note: If your laptop or PC does not have a DB-9 male connector pin and you want to connect your laptop or PC directly to an EX Series switch, use a combination of the RJ-45 to DB-9 female adapter supplied with the switch and a USB to DB-9 male adapter. You must provide the USB to DB-9 male adapter.

To connect an EX Series switch to a management console (see Figure 2 and Figure 3):

1. Connect one end of the Ethernet cable into the console port (labeled CON or CONSOLE) on the EX Series switch.

   For the location of the CON/CONSOLE port on different EX Series switches:

   • See Rear Panel of an EX2200 Switch.
   • See Rear Panel of an EX3200 Switch.
   • See Rear Panel of an EX4200 Switch.
   • See Front Panel of an EX4500 Switch.
   • See Switch Fabric and Routing Engine (SRE) Module in an EX8208 Switch.
   • See Routing Engine (RE) Module in an EX8216 Switch.
2. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable into the console server (see Figure 2) or management console (see Figure 3).

To configure the switch from the management console, seeConnecting and Configuring an EX Series Switch (CLI Procedure) or Connecting and Configuring an EX Series Switch (J-Web Procedure).