H3C Technologies H3C WX6000 Series Access Controllers - Manual (Page 41)

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System commissioning
Setting up a configuration environment
Configuration environment
To configure your access controller, you need to set up a configuration environment by connecting a
terminal, a PC in this example, to the console port of your access controller (AC) with a console cable.
Figure 29 Network diagram for access controller configuration
Connecting the console cable
Follow these steps to connect the console cable:
Step1 Connect the DB-9 female connector of the console cable to the serial port of the PC.
Step2 Connect the RJ-45 connector of the console cable to the console port of the access controller.
Setting terminal parameters
Before configuring your access controller through a console terminal, a PC running Microsoft Windows
XP for example, you need to set the parameters for the console terminal.
Follow these steps to set the parameters:
Step1 Start the PC, select Start > Programs > Accessories > Communications > HyperTerminal.
Step2 In the Connection Description dialog box, type a connection name and click OK, as shown in Figure 30 .