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All Cisco, HP ProCurve etc. still use serial (they tend to have serial over USB these days) interface for configuration. You can connect via SSH / telnet, but t
by biktor_gj 9y ago
All Cisco, HP ProCurve etc. still use serial (they tend to have serial over USB these days) interface for configuration. You can connect via SSH / telnet, but to configure the management interface you first need to connect to that serial port and give it an IP address...
- mmarx 9y agoHP/HPE/Aruba switches have shipped with DHCP enabled in the factory config for at least the last seven years, so you very much don't need a serial console to configure those. The Cisco WLAN controller I came across last week, however, wouldn't do anything until you plugged in a serial cable.