Chapter 4 Powering On Switch For The First Time; Establish Configuration Environment; Connecting The Console Cable; Setting Terminal Parameters - Huawei Quidway S2000-EI Series Installation Manual

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Chapter 4 Powering on Switch for the First Time

4.1 Establish configuration environment

Setting up the configuration environment (the following figure is as reference):
Terminal (a PC in this example) is connected to the Console port of the switch
through a Console cable.
PC PC
Figure 4-1 Configuration networking when powering on the switch for the first time

4.2 Connecting the Console Cable

Step 1: Plug the DB-9 or DB-25 female connector of Console cable to the serial port
of the PC where the switch is to be configured.
Step 2: Connect the RJ-45 connector of Console cable to the Console port of the
switch.

4.3 Setting Terminal Parameters

Step 1: Start the PC and run the terminal emulation program such as the Terminal of
Windows3.1 or the Hyper Terminal of Windows95/98/NT.
Step 2: Set terminal parameters (For example, set the hyper terminal parameters in
Windows98).
Connect to the Console port Connect to the Console port
Connect to the serial port Connect to the serial port
Console cable Console cable
Chapter 4 Powering on Switch for the First Time
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