Installation Manual
H3C S3100 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 4 First Power-on
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Chapter 4 First Power-on
4.1 Establishing Configuration Environment
The following figure shows the configuration environment you will establish:
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In this environment, a terminal (a PC in this example) is connected to the console
port of the switch through the console cable.
Figure 4-1
Network diagram for the configuration of the switch when it is first powered
on
4.2 Connecting the Console Cable
Step 1: Connect the DB-9 female connector of the console cable to the serial port of the
PC used to configure the switch.
Step 2: Connect the RJ-45 connector of console cable to the console port of the switch.
4.3 Setting Terminal Parameters
Step 1: Start the PC and run the terminal emulation program such as the Terminal of
Windows 3.1 or the HyperTerminal of Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP.
Step 2: Set terminal parameters (take the HyperTerminal of Windows 2000 as an
example).
Parameter requirements: Set bits per second to 9600, data bits to 8, parity check to
none, stop bits to 1 and flow control to none. Select VT100 as terminal emulation. The
following is the specific procedure: