H3C S7500 Series Ethernet Switches Operation Manual

Operation Manual – Login
H3C S7500 Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 2
Logging in through the Console Port
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Chapter 2 Logging in through the Console Port
When logging into a switch through its console port, go to these sections for information
you are interested in:
z Introduction
z Logging in through the Console Port
z Console Port Login Configuration
z Console Port Login Configuration with Authentication Mode Being None
z Console Port Login Configuration with Authentication Mode Being Password
z Console Port Login Configuration with Authentication Mode Being Scheme
2.1 Introduction
To log in through the console port is the most common way to log into a switch. It is also
the prerequisite to configure other login methods. By default, you can log into an S7500
series Ethernet switch locally through its console port.
To log into an Ethernet switch through its console port, the communication configuration
of the user terminal must be in accordance with that of the console port.
Table 2-1 lists the default settings of a console port.
Table 2-1 The default settings of a console port
Setting Default
Baud rate 9,600 bps
Flow control None
Check mode (Parity) None
Stop bits 1
Data bits 8
After logging into a switch, you can perform configuration for AUX users. Refer to
section
Console Port Login Configuration for more.
2.2 Logging in through the Console Port
Following are the procedures to connect to a switch through the console port.
1) Connect the serial port of your PC/terminal to the console port of the switch, as
shown in
Figure 2-1.