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Accessing the switch for the first time
Setting up the configuration environment
You can access the S5130S-28TP-EI, S5130S-52TP-EI, S5130S-28S-EI, S5130S-28S-EI-M,
S5130S-52S-EI, S5130S-52S-EI-M, S5130S-28S-PWR-EI, S5130S-28S-HPWR-EI,
S5130S-52S-PWR-EI, S5130S-28F-EI, and S5130S-52F-EI switches through the serial console port
or the micro USB console port. If you connect both ports, only the micro USB console port is
available.
You can access other S5130S-EI switch models only through the serial console port.
No serial console cable or micro USB console cable is provided with the switch. Prepare yourself or
purchase it from H3C.
Figure 29 Connecting the serial console port to a PC
Connecting the serial console cable
A serial console cable is an 8-core shielded cable, with a crimped RJ-45 connector at one end for
connecting to the serial console port of the switch, and a DB-9 female connector at the other end for
connecting to the serial port on the configuration terminal.
Figure 30 Serial console cable
Main label
1
8
B side
B
Pin 9
Pin 1
A side
A
