H3C S5170-EI Series User Manual

3-1
3 Accessing the switch for the first time
Connecting the switch to a configuration terminal
The S5170-EI series and S5570S-EI series switches each provide a serial console for connecting to
a configuration terminal.
In Figure3-1, the switch is connected to a configuration terminal (PC as an example) from the serial
console port.
Figure3-1 Connecting the switch to a configuration terminal
As shown in Table3-1, two types of console cables can be used for connecting the switch to a
configuration terminal.
Table3-1 Connection methods and console cables
Connection method Console cable type
Configuration
terminal-side
connector
Switch-side
connector
Using the serial console
port for connection
DB9-to-RJ45 console
cable
DB-9 female connector RJ-45 connector
USB-to-RJ45 console
cable
USB connector RJ-45 connector
The signal pinout for a DB9-to-RJ45 console cable depends on the vendor of the cable. To avoid
abnormal configuration terminal display, use a serial console cable provided by H3C. For more
information, see Table1-8. To prepare a serial console cable yourself, make sure the signal pinout for
the RJ-45 connector is the same as that shown in Table3-2.

H3C S5170-EI Series Specifications

General

Brand	H3C
Model	S5170-EI Series
Category	Switch
Language	English