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Logging in to the AP
IMPORTANT:
The AP is typically installed on a high position. H3C recommends that you log in to the AP before the
installation.
This section applies only when the AP acts as a fat AP. When the AP operates as a fat AP, you can log
in to the AP through the console port, or through Telnet or Web to configure the AP. Login through the
console port is the prerequisite to configuring other login methods. Before you log in to the fat AP through
Telnet or Web, obtain its IP address first.
Logging in through the console port
Prepare the following items before logging in through the console port:
•
An 8-core console cable, with a crimped RJ-45 connector at one end, and a DB-9 connector at the
other end.
•
A configuration terminal with a serial port, such as a laptop or PC.
Setting up the configuration environment
NOTE:
The serial ports on PCs do not support hot swapping. To connect a PC to an operating device, first
connect the PC end. To disconnect a PC from an operating device, first disconnect the device end.
Connecting the console cable
To connect the console cable:
1.
Connect the DB-9 connector to the serial port of the PC.
2.
Connect the RJ-45 connector to the console port of the AP.
Figure 21
Connecting the console cable
