H3C Technologies H3C S9800 Series Switches - Manual (Page 45)

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Accessing the switch for the first time
Setting up the configuration environment
The first time you access the switch you must use a console cable to connect a console terminal, for
example, a PC, to the console port on the switch, as shown in Figure 46 .
Figure 46 Connecting the console port to a terminal
Connecting the console cable
A console cable is an 8-core shielded cable, with a crimped RJ-45 connector at one end for connecting
to the console port of the switch, and a DB-9 female connector at the other end for connecting to the
serial port on the console terminal.
Figure 47 Console cable
Main label
1
8
B side
B
Pos.9
Pos.1
A side
A