Operation Manual – Login
H3C S3100 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 2 Logging in through the Console Port
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Chapter 2 Logging in through the Console Port
2.1 Introduction
To log in through the Console port is the most common way to log into a switch. It is also
the prerequisite to configure other login methods. By default, you can locally log into an
S3100 Ethernet switch through its Console port only.
Table 2-1
lists the default settings of a Console port.
Table 2-1
The default settings of a Console port
Setting
Default
Baud rate
9,600 bps
Flow control
None
Check mode (Parity)
None
Stop bits
1
Data bits
8
To log into a switch through the Console port, make sure the settings of both the
Console port and the user terminal are the same.
After logging into a switch, you can perform configuration for AUX users. Refer to
section
2.3
“
Console Port Login Configuration
” for more.
2.2 Logging in through the Console Port
Following are the procedures to connect to a switch through the Console port.
1) Connect the serial port of your PC/terminal to the Console port of the switch, as
shown in
Figure 2-1
.
Figure 2-1
Diagram for connecting to the Console port of a switch
