Installation Manual
H3C SecPath F1000-S Firewall
Chapter 3 Hardware Installation
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Figure 3-4
Console cable assembly
III. Connecting the console cable
When configuring the firewall through a console terminal, follow these steps to connect
the console cable:
Step 1: Select a console terminal.
The console terminal can be either a standard ASCII terminal with an RS-232 serial
interface, or more commonly, a PC.
Step 2: Power down the firewall and the console terminal; connect the RS-232 serial
interface on the console terminal to the console port on the firewall through the console
cable.
Step 3: Verify the connection and power up the devices.
The console terminal shows the startup information of the firewall if the connection is
correct. For details, see Chapter 4 “Booting and Configuration”.
3.6 Connecting the Ethernet Interface
I. Introduction to the Ethernet interface
The H3C SecPath F1000-S firewall provides four fixed 10/100/1000 Mbps
auto-sensing interfaces (with two electrical interfaces and two applicable to both optical
and electrical modes). For optical interfaces, SFP transceivers are used. For the
available SFP transceiver options, see Table 1-6.
II. Ethernet cable
Electric and optical Ethernet interfaces use different Ethernet cables for connection.
1) Cables for electric Ethernet interfaces
For an electric Ethernet interface, you can use a category-5 twisted-pair cable
(straight-through or crossover), as shown in Figure 3-5.
