H3C S5560X-EI Series Installation Manual

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32Accessing the switch for the first timeSetting up the configuration environmentYou can access and configure the switch through the serial console port or the micro USB consoleport. Only the micro USB console port is available if you connect both the serial console port andmicro USB console port.As a best practice, use the serial console port to access the switch. The switch is not provided with aserial console cable or a micro USB console cable. Prepare these cables yourself or purchase themfrom H3C.Figure 42 Connecting the serial console port to a PCConnecting the serial console cableA serial console cable is an 8-core shielded cable, with a crimped RJ-45 connector at one end forconnecting to the serial console port of the switch, and a DB-9 female connector at the other end forconnecting to the serial port on the console terminal.Figure 43 Serial console cableTable 6 Serial console port signaling and pinoutRJ-45 Signal DB-9 Signal1 RTS 8 CTS2 DTR 6 DSRMain label18 B sideBPin 9Pin 1A sideA