Logging in to the firewall, Login methods, Logging in through the console port – H3C Technologies H3C SecPath F5000-S Firewall User Manual
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Logging in to the firewall
Login methods
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Logging in through the console port
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Logging in through Telnet
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Logging in through the Web interface
Logging in through the console port
To log in through the console port, prepare an 8-core shielded console cable (with a crimped RJ-45
connector at one end and a DB-9 female connector at the other end) and a console terminal (such as a
terminal with a standard RS232 serial port, a laptop, or a PC).
Setting up the configuration environment
To set up the configuration environment, plug the DB-9 female connector to the serial port of the console
terminal or PC, and connect the RJ-45 connector to the console port of the firewall.
When you connect a PC to a powered-on firewall, connect the DB-9 connector of the console cable to the
PC before connecting the RJ-45 connector to the firewall.
When you disconnect a PC from a powered-on firewall, disconnect the DB-9 connector of the console
cable from the PC after disconnecting the RJ-45 connector from the firewall.