Installation Manual
H3C S7500E Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 4 System Commissioning
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Chapter 4 System Commissioning
4.1 Configuration Environment Setup
4.1.1 Setting up Networking Environment
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A terminal (a PC in this example) is connected to the console port of the switch
with a console cable.
Console cable
PC
Switch
Connected to the
serial port of a PC
Connected to the console
port of the switch
Figure 4-1
Switch configuration networking
4.1.2 Connecting the Console Cable
Step 1: Connect the DB-9 female connector of the console cable to the serial port of the
PC or the terminal where the switch is to be configured.
Step 2: Connect the RJ-45 connector of the console cable to the console port of the
switch.
4.1.3 Setting Terminal Parameters
Parameter requirements:
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Bits per second: 9600
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Data bits: 8
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Parity: None.
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Stop bits is 1.
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Flow control: None.
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Terminal emulation: VT100.
We take the PC running Windows XP HyperTerminal as an example to introduce how to
set the terminal parameters.