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7 Accessing the router 7-1

Using a console cable to connect the router to a configuration terminal 7-1

Using a mini USB console cable to connect the router to a configuration terminal 7-1

Setting terminal parameters· 7-3

Starting the router 7-3

Configuring basic settings· 7-4

7 Accessing the router

The following options are available for connecting the switch to a configuration terminal:

·     Use a serial console cable to connect the serial console port on the switch to a configuration terminal.

·     Use a mini USB console cable to connect the mini USB console port on the switch to a configuration terminal.

By default, the mini USB console port is active when both the serial console port and the mini USB console port are connected to terminals.

Using a console cable to connect the router to a configuration terminal

To connect a configuration terminal to the router by using a console cable:

1.     Select a configuration terminal, which can be a character terminal with an RS-232 serial port, or a PC.

2.     Plug the DB-9 female connector of the console cable into the serial port on the configuration terminal and the RJ-45 connector into the console port on the router.

Using a mini USB console cable to connect the router to a configuration terminal

To connect a configuration terminal to the router by using a mini USB console cable:

1.     Download the USB console driver from the following website:

http://www.h3c.com/en/home/USB_Console/.

2.     Select a driver program according to the operating system you use:

¡     XR21V1410_XR21B1411_Windows_Ver1840_x86_Installer.EXE—32-bit operating system.

¡     XR21V1410_XR21B1411_Windows_Ver1840_x64_Installer.EXE—64-bit operating system.

3.     Click Next on the installation wizard.

Figure7-1 Device Driver Installation Wizard

4.     Click Continue Anyway if the following dialog box opens.

Figure7-2 Software Installation

5.     Click Finish.

Figure7-3 Completing the device driver installation wizard

6.     Connect the USB connector to the USB port on the configuration terminal.

7.     Connect the mini USB connector to the mini USB console port on the router.

Setting terminal parameters

To configure and manage the router through the console port, you must run a terminal emulator program, TeraTermPro or PuTTY, on your configuration terminal. You can use the emulator program to connect a network device, a Telnet site, or an SSH site. For more information about the terminal emulator programs, see the user guides for these programs.

Start the terminal emulator program and configure the parameters as follows:

·     Bits per second—9600.

·     Data bits—8.

·     Stop bits—1.

·     Parity—None.

·     Flow control—None.

Starting the router

1.     Power on the router.

2.     Verify the following items:

¡     The LEDs on the front panel are normal. For the LED description, see H3C CR19000-8 Core Router Hardware Information and Specifications.

¡     The configuration terminal displays information normally.

BootWare Validating...

Press Ctrl+B to enter extended boot menu...

Starting to get the main application file--cfa0:/main.bin!............

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The main application file is self-decompressing.............................

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....................................................................Done!

System application is starting...

Mainboard 1 is master.

User interface con1 is available.

Press ENTER to get started. (Press Enter.)

<sysname> (The router is ready for configuration.)

Configuring basic settings

Configure basic settings for the router after the router starts up. For more information about how to configure the router, see H3C CR19000 Core Routers Configuration Guides and H3C CR19000 Core Routers Command References.