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[Music] in the upcoming videos we're going to be building a topology like this where we've got multiple HP procurve switches and a Cisco router connected to the Internet we've also got multiple pcs in separate VLANs however before showing you how to configure this topology I'd like to show you how you physically connect to the console of the switches and give you an overview of the interface or see our line HP Pro curve switches are shipped to request a DHCP IP address when plugged into the network so you don't have to connect via the console initially to configure them however a series switches and routers require a console connection Cisco routers in general do the same thing in that a console connection is required to set up the initial configuration it is also vital that you as an engineer know how to connect to the console of HP switches and routers in case you need to troubleshoot