Accessing The Router; Login Methods; Accessing The Router From The Console Port; Connecting The Router To A Configuration Terminal - H3C SR6616 Installation Manual

Accessing the router

Login methods

The following logins methods are available for you to log in to the router:
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Logging in from the console port, which is the most common way to log in to a router and also
the prerequisite for configuring other login methods.
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Logging in through Telnet or SSH.
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Logging in from the AUX port.

Accessing the router from the console port

The first time you access the router, you can only log in to the CLI from the console port. To log in to
the router from the console port, prepare the following items:
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A console cable—An 8-core cable with a crimped RJ-45 connector at one end for connecting
to the console port on the router, and a DB-9 connector at the other end for connecting to the
9-core serial port on the terminal.
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A configuration terminal—Typically a PC with a serial port.

Connecting the router to a configuration terminal

You can connect the router to a configuration terminal by using a console cable or by using a USB
console cable.
Using a console cable to connect the router to a configuration terminal
IMPORTANT:
The serial ports on PCs do not support hot swapping. To connect a PC to an operating router, first
connect the PC end. To disconnect a PC from an operating router, first disconnect the router end.
To connect the router to a configuration terminal by using a console cable:
Select a configuration terminal, which can be a character terminal with an RS-232 serial port, or
1.
a PC.
If the PC does not have an RS-232 serial port but a USB port, use a USB to RS-232 adapter for
the USB port and install the driver.
Plug the DB-9 female connector of the console cable into the serial port on the configuration
2.
terminal and the RJ-45 connector into the console port on the router.
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