Logging In To The Switch; Preparations Before Login; Console Cable - H3C S3100V2 Series Installation Manual

Logging in to the switch

You can log in only through the console port when you log in to your switch for the first time.

Preparations before login

Make the following preparations before logging in to the switch for the first time:
Table 9 Preparations before login
Task
Prepare a console cable
Prepare a console terminal
Set up a configuration environment
Set terminal parameters

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, as shown in
Figure 48 Console cable
Table 10 Console cable pinouts
RJ-45
1
2
3
4
5
6
Description
An 8-core shielded cable with a crimped RJ-45 connector at one end
and a DB-9 female connector at the other end
A PC with a serial interface and terminal control software
Connect the switch to the PC through a console cable.
Set up a connection and set terminal parameters.
Figure
Signal
RTS
DTR
TXD
SG
SG
RXD
36
48.
DB-9
8
6
2
5
5
3
DB-9
CTS
DSR
RXD
SG
SG
TXD