H3C S3600 Series - Chapter 4 Starting up the Switch at the Initial Boot; Setting up a Configuration Environment; Connecting the Console Cable; Setting Terminal Parameters

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H3C S3600 Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 4 Starting up the Switch at the Initial Boot
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Chapter 4 Starting up the Switch at the Initial Boot
4.1 Setting up a Configuration Environment
Set up a configuration environment as shown in Figure 4-1.
Connect a terminal, a PC in this scenario to the Console port on the switch with a
console cable.
PC
Console cable
Switch
Console port
Serial port
PC
Console cable
Switch
Console port
Serial port
Figure 4-1 Network diagram for configuring the switch at initial boot
4.2 Connecting the Console Cable
Step 1: Connect the DB-9 female connector of the console cable to the serial port on
the PC that is used for configuring the switch.
Step 2: Connect the RJ-45 connector of the console cable to the Console port on the
switch.
4.3 Setting Terminal Parameters
Follow these steps to set terminal parameters on the PC, on which a terminal emulation
program (for example, Terminal for Windows3.1 and HyperTerminal for
Windows95/Windows98/Windows NT/Windows2000/Windows XP) is run.
Step 1: Start the PC and select
[Start/Programs/Accessories/Communications/HyperTerminal] (In this example, the
HyperTerminal is run on Windows2000).