Installation Manual
Quidway S5600 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 4 Starting up the Switch at the Initial Boot
Huawei Technologies Proprietary
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Chapter 4 Starting up the Switch at the Initial Boot
4.1 Setting up a Configuration Environment
Set up a configuration environment as shown in Figure 4-1.
Connect a terminal, a PC in this scenario to the console port on the switch with a
console cable.
PC
Console cable
Switch
Console port
Serial port
PC
Console cable
Switch
Console port
Serial port
Figure 4-1
Network diagram for configuring the switch at initial boot
4.2 Connecting the Console Cable
Step 1: Connect the DB-9 female connector of the console cable to the serial port on
the PC that is used for configuring the switch.
Step 2: Connect the RJ-45 connector of the console cable to the console port on the
switch.
4.3 Setting Terminal Parameters
Follow these steps to set terminal parameters on the PC (running Windows98 for
example):
Step 1: Start the PC and select [Start/Programs/Accessories/Communications/HyperTe
rminal].
The HyperTerminal window displays the Connection Description dialog box, as shown
in Figure 4-2.
