Login methods, Logging in through the console port, Setting up a configuration environment – H3C Technologies H3C SR6600 User Manual
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Logging in to the router and configuring basic
settings
This chapter includes these sections:
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Logging in through the console port
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Logging in to the router through Telnet
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Logging to the router through the AUX port
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Login methods
The following logins methods are available for you to log in to the router:
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Logging in through the console port, which is the most common way to log in to a router and also
the prerequisite to configuring other login methods.
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Logging in through Telnet or SSH
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Logging in through the AUX port
Logging in through the console port
You can log in only through the console port the first time you log in to your router. Prepare a console
cable and a configuration terminal.
Setting up a configuration environment
Follow these steps to connect a configuration terminal to the router by using the console cable:
Step1
Select a configuration terminal, which can be a character terminal with an RS232 serial port, or a PC.
The OS of the configuration terminal can be Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP.
Step2
Plug the DB-9 female connector to the serial port of the configuration terminal or PC.
Step3
Connect the RJ-45 connector to the console port of the router.