H3C Technologies H3C S12500-X Series Switches - Manual (Page 59)

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Connecting your switch to the network
This chapter describes how to connect your switch to a network.
The first time you access a switch you must log in through the console port. On the switch, you can
configure Telnet or SSH for remote access through Ethernet ports. You manage console login users at
AUX user lines, and manage Telnet and SSH users at VTY user lines. For more information about login
methods and user lines, see H3C S12500-X Switch Series Fundamentals Configuration Guide.
NOTE:
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An S12500-X switch with one MPU supports one AUX user and an S12500-X switch with two MPUs
supports a maximum of two concurrent AUX users. The total number of AUX users that an IRF fabric
supports equals the number of MPUs in the IRF fabric.
• An S12500-X switch supports a maximum of 32 concurrent VTY users.
Accessing the switch for the first time
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.
Setting up the configuration environment
To connect a terminal (for example, a PC) to the switch:
1. Plug the DB-9 female connector of the console cable to the serial port of the PC.
2. Plug the RJ-45 connector of the console cable to the console port of the switch.
3. Power on the PC.
NOTE:
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Identify the mark on the console port and make sure you are connecting to the correct port.
• The serial ports on PCs do not support hot swapping. To connect a PC to an operating switch, first
connect the PC end. To disconnect a PC from an operating switch, first disconnect the switch end.