Accessing the CLI via PuTTY with a Console Connection Step 1. Connect the switch to the computer using a standard 9-pin serial cable. The Cisco DB9 to RJ45 Console Cable also supports console connections, but only if the switch has an RJ45 Console port. An RJ45 Console port resembles an Ethernet port and is labeled CONSOLE on the back of the switch. Newer laptops don’t have Serial ports on them, so in this case you have to use a USB to Serial adapter. When plugging that into a computer it assigns a COM port number to it that is not COM1. If this is the case for you, you need to know where to look to find the correct COM port number when setting up the connection with PuTTY. Right-click on the Windows logo/Start menu and click on Device Manager to open it. In the Device Manager, you would look to see what COM port is given to the USB adapter. In this case you would need to use COM4 for the Serial line to make the connection. Step 2. Open the PuTTY application. The PuT...
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