Installation Manual
H3C SecPath V1000-A Security Gateway
Chapter 3 Hardware Installation
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Figure 3-4
Console cable assembly
III. Connecting the console cable
When configuring the security gateway 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 RS232 serial port,
or more commonly, a PC.
Step 2: Power down the security gateway and the console terminal; connect the RS232
serial port on the console terminal to the console port on the security gateway through
the console cable.
Step 3: Verify the connection and power up the devices.
The console terminal shows the startup information of the security gateway if the
connection is correct. For details, see “Chapter 4 Booting and Configuration”.
3.6 Connecting an Ethernet Interface
I. Introduction to the Ethernet interface
The SecPath V1000-A provides two fixed 10/100/1000 Mbps auto-sensing GE
interfaces, each providing an optical interface and an electrical interface (one in use at
a time). For optical interfaces, SFP transceivers are used. For the available SFP
transceiver options, see Table 1-6.
II. Ethernet cable
Electrical and optical Ethernet interfaces use different Ethernet cables for connection.
1) Cables for electrical Ethernet interfaces
For an electrical Ethernet interface, you can use a category-5 twisted-pair cable
(straight-through or crossover), as shown in Figure 3-5:
