Contents

4 Connecting your device to the network· 4-1

Accessing the device for the first time· 4-1

Setting up the configuration environment 4-1

Setting terminal parameters· 4-2

Powering on the device· 4-2

Configuring the device· 4-3

Configuring authentication on a user interface· 4-3

Configuring the basic access function· 4-3

Configuration example· 4-3

Verifying the network configuration· 4-4

Connecting the device to the network· 4-4

Connecting the device to the network through an optical fiber 4-5

Testing connectivity· 4-5

 

4 Connecting your device to the network

This chapter describes how to connect your device to a network.

The first time you access the device you must log in through the console port. On the device, 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 S12500R Switch Router Series Fundamentals Configuration Guide.

 

	NOTE: ·     The device supports one AUX user when it has one SEU installed and supports a maximum of two concurrent AUX users when it has two SEUs installed. ·     The device supports a maximum of 32 concurrent VTY users.

 

Accessing the device for the first time

The first time you access the device you must use a console cable to connect a console terminal, for example, a PC, to the console port on the device.

Setting up the configuration environment

To connect a terminal (for example, a PC) to the device:

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 device.

3.     Power on the PC.

 

	NOTE: ·     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 device, first connect the PC end. To disconnect a PC from an operating device, first disconnect the device end.

 

Figure 4-1 Connecting a terminal to the device (S12516CR)

 

Setting terminal parameters

To configure and manage the device through the console port, you must run a terminal emulator program, HyperTerminal 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.

The following are the required terminal settings:

·     Bits per second—9600.

·     Data bits—8.

·     Stop bits—1.

·     Parity—None.

·     Flow control—None.

Powering on the device

Before powering on the device, confirm the following information:

·     You know where the emergency power-off device for the equipment room is located.

·     The device has been securely mounted.

·     All the modules have been correctly installed.

·     The unused slots have been installed with filler panels.

·     All the network cables, fibers, power cords, and grounding cables have been correctly connected.

·     The input power voltage meets the requirement of the device.

·     Before powering on the device, make sure both the power switches on the device are turned off. After verifying that the input voltage is normal, turn on the two power switches on the device.

·     The console cable is correctly connected, the terminal or PC used for configuration has started, and the configuration parameters have been set.

To power on the device, turn on the switch of the power supply system for the device and the two power switches on the device.

The following is a sample output you can see on the terminal:

System is starting...

Press Ctrl+D to access BASIC-BOOTWARE MENU...                                  

Press Ctrl+T to start memory test                                               

Booting Normal Extended BootWare                                               

The Extended BootWare is self-decompressing..........Done.                     

...

System image is starting...

Line aux0 is available.

 

Press ENTER to get started.    

Press Enter at the prompt. When the prompt <Sysname> appears, you can configure the device.

After powering on the device, check the following items:

·     The cooling system is working, and you can hear fan rotating noise and feel air being blown out.

·     The system status LEDs on the SEUs show that the system is operating normally. For more information about LED behaviors, see H3C S12500CR Switch Router Series Hardware Information and Specifications.

Configuring the device

By default, the device does not authenticate the console login user at an AUX interface. To increase system security and enable remote management:

·     Configure remote access services, for example, Telnet or SSH.

·     Configure authentication on each user interface, including the AUX interfaces.

Configuring authentication on a user interface

You can configure authentication on a user interface to control access to the device.

Table 4-1 describes the Telnet login authentication methods available for a VTY user line.

Table 4-1 Telnet login authentication methods

Authentication method	Feature	Application scenarios
None	Easy to configure, allows any user to Telnet to your device, and lowest in security	Lab environments and extremely secure network environments
Password	Easy to configure, secure, and flat user management	Environments that do not need granular privilege management
Username and password	Complex to configure, secure, and hierarchical user management	Environments where multiple user roles cooperate to manage the device

 

For more information about login methods, see H3C S12500R Switch Router Series Fundamentals Configuration Guide.

Configuring the basic access function

The device without any configuration can perform basic data forwarding immediately after it is connected to a network. To implement more forwarding features, configure the basic network settings in Table 4-2 on the device.

Table 4-2 Basic network settings

Setting	Description
IP address	Enables remote device management, for example, by using Telnet.
Static routes	Implement static routing.

 

Configuration example

Configuring Telnet service

# Enter system view.

<Sysname> system-view

# Enable the Telnet server.

[Sysname] telnet server enable

# Enter the view of user line VTY 0.

[Sysname] user-interface vty 0

# Enable password authentication on the user line.

[Sysname-line-vty0] authentication-mode password

# Set the password to hello in plaintext.

[Sysname-line-vty0] set authentication password simple hello

# Assign user role network-admin through the user line VTY 0.

[Sysname-line-vty0] user-role network-admin

[Sysname-line-vty0] quit

Configuring the basic network settings

·     Configure IP addresses

# According to the current distribution and usage of IP network segments in the network, assign an IP address to the device, for example, 192.168.0.1.

[Sysname] interface hundredgige 1/0/1

[Sysname-HundredGigE1/0/1] ip address 192.168.0.1 24

[Sysname-HundredGigE1/0/1] quit

·     Configure static routes

# Configure a static route, with the destination IP address 172.16.1.0 and the next hop IP address 192.168.0.2.

[Sysname] ip route-static 172.16.1.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.2

For more information about these features, see H3C S12500R Switch Router Series Configuration Guides.

Verifying the network configuration

To verify the software version and network configuration, execute display commands in any view.

 

Task	Command
Display the name, model, and system software version of the device	display version
Display the current configuration of the device	display current-configuration
Display the interface status and configuration	display interface brief
Display the IP configuration of Layer 3 interfaces	display ip interface brief
Display brief information about active routes in the routing table	display ip routing-table

 

Connecting the device to the network

	WARNING! To avoid injury to your eyes, do not stare at the fiber ports and optical fiber connectors when connecting optical fibers.

 

Before you connect the device to the network, verify that all its basic network settings are correct.

Connecting the device to the network through an optical fiber

You can install a transceiver module (see "Installing transceiver modules") in a fiber port and use an optical fiber to connect the port to the network. For more information about optical fibers, see H3C Transceiver Modules User Guide.

To connect a fiber port to a peer device through an optical fiber:

1.     Install a transceiver module into the port.

2.     Remove the dust cover of the optical fiber connector, and clean the end of the optical fiber.

3.     Remove the dust plug of the transceiver module, plug one end of the optical fiber into the transceiver module, and plug the other end into the transceiver module in the peer device.

¡     For information about how to connect an LC connector, see Figure 4-2.

¡     For information about how to connect an MPO connector, see Figure 4-3.

Figure 4-2 Using an LC optical fiber connector to connect an SFP module

 

Figure 4-3 Using an MPO optical fiber connector to connect a QSFP module

 

4.     Examine the port LEDs for incorrect connection.

For more information about the LED status, see H3C S12500CR Switch Router Series Hardware Information and Specifications.

 

	NOTE: For the QSFP+/QSFP28/CXP module, you do not need to differentiate between the transmitter (TX) and receiver (RX) ports. For other types of transceiver modules, the TX port on one end must connect to the RX port on the other end.

 

Testing connectivity

After you connect the device to the network, use the ping or tracert command to test the network connectivity. For more information about these commands, see H3C S12500R Switch Router Series Command References.