Connecting The Switch To The Network; Logging In To The Switch; Connecting The Console Cable - H3C S12500 Installation Manual

Connecting the switch to the network

This chapter includes these sections:

Logging in to the switch

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Connecting the switch to the network
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Cable routing recommendations
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Logging in to the switch
Logging in through the console port is the most common way to log in to a switch. It is also the
prerequisite to configuring other login methods.
This section includes these topics:

Connecting the console cable

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• Setting up a configuration environment
Powering on the switch
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Verification (recommended)
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Connecting the console cable
Before logging in to the switch through the console port, use a console cable to connect the serial port
of your PC (or terminal) to the console port of your switch.
Introduction
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 40 Console cable
Table 14 Console cable pinouts
RJ-45 pin
1
2
3
4
Signal
RTS
DTR
TXD
CD
49
DB-9 pin
8
6
2
5
Signal
CTS
DSR
RXD
SG