Accessing The Switch For The First Time; Setting Up The Configuration Environment; Connecting The Console Cable - H3C S5120-SI Installation Manual

Accessing the switch for the first time

Setting up the configuration environment

To set up the configuration environment, use a console cable to connect a terminal (a PC in this
example) to the console port on the switch.
Figure 30 Connecting the console port to a PC

Connecting the console cable

A console cable is an 8-core shielded cable, with a crimped RJ-45 connector at one end for
connecting to the console port of the switch, and a DB-9 female connector at the other end for
connecting to the serial port on the console terminal.
Figure 31 Console cable
A side
Pin 9
Pin 1
Table 5 Console port signaling and pinout
RJ-45
1
2
3
4
A
Signal
RTS
DTR
TXD
SG
Main label
DB-9
8
6
2
5
21
B side
8
B
1
Signal
CTS
DSR
RXD
SG