Connecting Your Router To The Network; Accessing The Router For The First Time; Setting Up The Configuration Environment - H3C SR8800-F Series Installation Manual

Connecting your router to the network

The first time you access the router, you can only log in to the CLI through the console port or USB
console port. After login, you can configure other access methods. The router supports also remote
access through Telnet or SSH.
The router provides the following types of user lines:
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Console user line—Manages and monitors users that logs in to the router through the console
port.
•
AUX user line—Manages and monitors users that logs in to the router through the USB
console port.
•
Virtual type terminal (VTY) line—Manages and monitors users that logs in to the router
through Telnet or SSH.
For more information about login methods and user lines, see login management in H3C SR8800-F
Routers Fundamentals Configuration Guide.

Accessing the router for the first time

The first time you access the router you must use a console cable to connect the console port on the
router to a configuration terminal, a PC for example. If two MPUs are installed in the router, you can
connect the console terminal to the console port on either of the MPUs.

Setting up the configuration environment

CAUTION:
The serial ports on PCs do not support hot swapping. If the router has been powered on, connect the
console cable to the PC first and then connect the cable to the router. To disconnect the cable, first
disconnect it from the router.
To connect a terminal (for example, a PC) to the router:
1. Connect the DB-9 female connector of the console cable to the serial port of the PC.
2. Identify the mark on the console port and connect the RJ-45 connector of the console cable to
the console port of the router.
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