H3C S5830V2 Series

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Accessing the switch for the first time
Setting up the configuration environment
The first time you access the switch you must use a console cable to connect a console terminal, for
example, a PC, to the console port on the switch.
Figure 25 Connecting the console port to a terminal
Connecting the console cable
Console cable
A console cable is an 8-core shielded cable, with a crimped RJ-45 connector at one end for
connecting to the console port on the switch, and a DB-9 female connector at the other end for
connecting to the serial port on the console terminal.
Figure 26 Console cable
Table 4 Console port signaling and pinout
RJ-45 Signal DB-9 Signal
1 RTS 8 CTS
2 DTR 6 DSR
3 TXD 2 RXD
Main label
1
8
B side
B
Pos.9
Pos.1
A side
A