Starting And Configuring The Firewall; Setting Up A Configuration Environment; Connecting The Firewall To A Configuration Terminal; Setting The Parameters For The Configuration Terminal - 3Com H3C SECPATH F5000-A5 ADVANCED VPN FIREWALL 12-PORT GIGABIT ETHERNET MODULE Installation Manual

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Starting and Configuring the Firewall

You can only use the console port to make initial configuration of the firewall.

Setting up a Configuration Environment

Connecting the Firewall to a Configuration Terminal

For the connection of the firewall to the configuration terminal, refer to "Connecting the Console Cable"
in Chapter 4 "Installing the Firewall".

Setting the Parameters for the Configuration Terminal

Step1 Create a HyperTerminal connection. Select Start > Programs > Accessories > Communications >
HyperTerminal, and enter a connection name in the Connection Description dialog box, as shown in
Figure 5-1.
Figure 5-1 Create a connection
Step2 Select a connection port. Select a serial port from the Connect using drop-down list in the Connect To
dialog box as shown below. Be sure to select the serial port to which the console cable is actually
connected.
5-1