Managing The Switch From The Cli; Connecting The Switch To A Configuration Terminal - H3C S5560S-SI Series Installation Manual

Managing the switch from the CLI

Connecting the switch to a configuration terminal

You can access the S5560S-28S-SI switch, S5560S-52S-SI switch, S5560S-28F-SI switch,
S5560S-28DP-SI switch, S5500V3-24P-SI switch, S5500V3-48P-SI switch, S5130S-SI switch
series, and S5130S-LI switch series from the serial console port or the micro USB console port. If
you connect both ports, only the micro USB console port is available. As a best practice, access the
switch from the serial console port.
You can access the S5560S-28P-SI switch, S5560S-52P-SI switch, S5120V2-SI switch series,
S5120V2-LI switch series, S5110V2-SI switch series, S5000V3-EI switch series, S5000V5-EI switch
series, S5500V3-SI switch series (except the S5500V3-24P-SI and S5500V3-48P-SI switches), and
S3100V3-SI switch series only from the serial console port.
In Figure 30, the switch is connected to a configuration terminal (PC as an example) from the serial
console port.
Figure 30 Connecting the switch to a configuration terminal
As shown in
configuration terminal. The switch is not provided with a serial console cable or a micro USB console
cable.
Table 11 Connection methods and console cables
Connection method
Using the serial console
port for connection
Using the micro USB
console port for
connection
The signal pinout for the RJ-45 connector of a serial console cable varies by vendor. To avoid
abnormal configuration terminal display, use a serial console cable provided by H3C. For more
information, see
the RJ-45 connector is the same as that shown in
Figure 30, three types of console cables can be used for connecting the switch to a
Console cable type
DB9-to-RJ45 console
cable
USB-to-RJ45 console
cable
Micro USB console cable
Table 12. To prepare a serial console cable yourself, make sure the signal pinout for
Configuration
terminal-side
connector
DB-9 female connector
USB connector
USB connector
Table 13.
31
Switch-side
connector
RJ-45 connector
RJ-45 connector
Micro USB connector