How to Connect to a Cisco Switch Using Putty (CCNA)

Need to connect to a Cisco Switch or Router's console port? I'll show you how!

This is video #17 of my FREE CCNA Course 200-301 - a complete CCNA course for the new Cisco CCNA exam. I am going to be covering all the topics in the exam blueprint in this course.

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Menu:
Overview: 0:00
Rollover cable: 1:24
DB9 RJ45 connector: 2:55
Modern Console cable: 3:37
USB to Serial converter: 4:28
USB console ports: 6:00
Connecting a laptop to devices: 6:52
Download Putty: 11:37
Select serial port in Windows: 13:11
Access console of a switch: 14:49
USB console to switch configuration: 16:35
Initial Configuration Dialog: 19:42
Basic Switch settings: 23:07

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[dougschneiderhecschneider]

David has an innate ability to deliver and convert his deep technical message in human speak. So easy to process and digest. A true and welcome Champion in the global training arena.

[jensonci]

Thank you David!! I'm graduating this April with a bachelor's in I.T. and I decided to jump in and change our switch at work (a small business) from an un-managed Netgear switch to a managed Cisco one. I'm doing several upgrades to our system too. I have done virtual labs in school and your video has given me the confidence and realization that I can do this. Thank you so much for the real-life experience you presented and for explaining things so well!! I'm a subscribing to your channel now!

[AnthonyJames]

Dave - Thank you for the tip about blowing out the console port by plugging the RJ45 connector into the ethernet port of a laptop. This is actually new to me, I've not experienced that before. (thankfully) You may have just saved my company some $$$ & trouble by teaching me this!

[donaldmintotet]

Hey David! Thanks a lot for this video. So professional and let me say that you're really born with the thing. I not only learned how to configure but also how to use my devices. Thanks.

[wambamcamcam]

Awesome! I have two Cisco switches and a router sitting on my desk and I was hoping you'd post a video like this that I can watch before I went in and configured them. Thank you AGAIN, David! You are great!

[b.sandeepreddy]

Yes we need more practical videos like this . Thank you sir . Looking for many videos like this

[blixerblacking]

Thank you so much David you even let us see what problems might happen in the real world while configuring those devices it not that easy to find exact videos like these you still my best instructor in IT 💪

[Sbot]

This is what great demonstrative teaching is. Hands on!!

[adriangeorge]

Really good video, informative and covers everything "real world" comprehensively

[hasithadissanayake]

David, you are an amazing teacher...! Thanks for your great service

[fumanchu]

Massive thanks for taking time to post this video David. Although this is the basics it’s something every beginner like me must learn well.

[abc-bunr]

I just needed a refresher on how to use console cables. It's been a few years but I used putty all the time but only on PC's.
Now as mostly a structured cabling guy, I use team viewer and am just a "smart hands" tech for remote help desks.
Great video
Thank you

[arnoldwilson]

David is a master in relating commandes to the common user. I'm just blown away at this.
Thsnk you David

[bx]

Please don't be the guy that doesn't know how to do this when you get into your job. Please watch this video.

[squeezehard_draws]

Great video David, packed with useful infos. loved it

[sojienigbokan]

Great teaching technique and well delivered Demo at the right pace...Great stuff

[redazonto]

What a brief brainstorming tutor! Thanks mate.

[NMranchhand]

Well done: slow, deliberate, and repetitious on the cables. Outstanding.

[juaninfante]

love it, looked for this video the whole youtube search engine, ima buy ur course, really good teacher here !

[cesarquinteroz]

David thanks heaps for actually showing everything slowly and the great explanation both the hardware as well as the software and commands. Too many people do videos and they type everything so fast is difficult to know what is going on. Your video is absolutely awesome! Easy to follow as well. Many thanks!