Installation Manual
Quidway S5000 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 4 Powering on Switch for the First Time
Huawei Technologies Proprietary
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Chapter 4 Powering on Switch for the First Time
4.1 Establish configuration environment
Setting up the configuration environment (the following figure is as reference):
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The terminal (a PC in this example) is connected to the Console port of the switch
through a Console cable.
PC
Console cable
Switch
Connect to Console port
Connect to serial port
Figure 4-1
Configuration networking when powering on the switch for the first time
4.2 Connecting the Console Cable
Step 1: Plug the DB-9 female connector of Console cable to the serial port of the PC
where the switch is to be configured.
Step 2: Connect the RJ-45 connector of Console cable to the Console port of the
switch.
4.3 Setting Terminal Parameters
Step 1: Start the PC and run the terminal emulation program such as the Terminal of
Windows3.1 or the HyperTerminal of Windows95/98/NT.
Step 2: Set terminal parameters (For example, set the HyperTerminal parameters on
Windows98).
Parameter requirements: Set baud rate to 9600, data bit to 8, parity to none, stop bit to
1 and flow control to none. Select VT100 as terminal emulation. The specific means are
as follows:
1) Click
[Start/Program/Accessories/Communications/HyperTerminal] to enter the
HyperTerminal window in which click icon
to establish a new connection.
The connection description interface as shown in the following figure will pop up.