Contents

Accessing the gateway· 1

Login methods· 1

Logging in from the Web interface· 1

Logging in from the console port 1

Preparation for login· 1

Console cables· 2

Setting up the configuration environment 2

Setting terminal parameters· 4

Verifying the configuration· 5

Logging in through Telnet 5

Configuring basic settings· 5

 

Accessing the gateway

	CAUTION: To ensure device security, change the default login password the first time you log in to the gateway.

 

Login methods

The gateway supports the following types of login methods:

·     CLI login from the console port—By connecting the console port of the gateway to a configuration terminal, you can log in to the CLI of the gateway. At the CLI, you can configure other access methods.

·     Web login—The gateway is provided with factory default Web login information. You can log in to the Web interface of the gateway by using the default Web login information.

·     Telnet/SSH login—By using Telnet/SSH, you can access and manage a gateway remotely.

Logging in from the Web interface

The gateway is provided with the default Web login formation. You can use the default Web login information to access the Web interface of the gateway.

The default Web interface login information is as follows:

·     Username—admin.

·     Password—admin.

·     Management Ethernet port and its IP address—The management Ethernet interface is M-GigabitEthernet 0/0/0 and its IP address is 192.168.0.1/24.

To log in to the gateway from the Web interface by using the default Web login formation:

1.     Use an Ethernet cable to connect a PC to management Ethernet port M-GigabitEthernet 0/0/0 on the gateway.

2.     Assign an IP address (except 192.168.0.1) in subnet 192.168.0.0/24 to the PC. Make sure the PC and the gateway are reachable to each other.

The PC must use a different IP address than M-GigabitEthernet 0/0/0.

3.     Start a browser, enter 192.168.0.1 in the address bar, and then press Enter.

4.     Enter the default username admin and password admin and then click Login.

5.     Modify the login information.

At the first login from the Web interface, change the password as required in the pop-up window, and then click OK.

Keep the new password secure.

Logging in from the console port

Preparation for login

Prepare a console cable and a configuration terminal.

·     Console cable:

¡     DB9-to-RJ45 console cable—8-core console cable with a crimped RJ-45 connector at one end and a DB-9 female connector at the other end.

¡     USB-to-RJ45 console cable—8-core console cable with a crimped RJ-45 connector at one end and a standard USB connector at the other end.

·     Configuration terminal—Terminal with a serial port such as a PC.

Console cables

As shown in Table 1, two types of console cables can be used for connecting the gateway to a configuration terminal.

Table 1 Connection methods and console cables

Connection method	Console cable type	Configuration terminal-side connector	Gateway-side connector
Using the serial console port for connection	DB9-to-RJ45 console cable	DB-9 female connector	RJ-45 connector
	USB-to-RJ45 console cable	USB connector	RJ-45 connector

 

No console cables are provided with the gateway. Prepare them yourself as required.

The RJ-45 signal pinout varies by the vendor of the cable. To avoid abnormal display on the configuration terminal, use a console cable provided by H3C (as shown in Table 2). To prepare a console cable yourself, make sure the RJ-45 connector signal pinout is the same as that of a serial console cable provided by H3C.

For more information about the console cable signal pinout, see "Appendix D  Cables."

Table 2 Console cable views

Console cable type	Console cable view	Product code for the recommended H3C console cable
DB9-to-RJ45 console cable		04042967
USB-to-RJ45 console cable		0404A1EE

 

Setting up the configuration environment

Connecting a DB9-to-RJ45 console cable

1.     Prepare a console cable and a configuration terminal.

¡     Console cable—8-core console cable with a crimped RJ-45 connector at one end and a DB-9 female connector at the other end.

¡     Configuration terminal—Terminal with a serial port such as a PC.

2.     Plug the DB-9 female connector of the console cable to the RS-232 port on the PC.

3.     Plug the RJ-45 connector of the console cable to the console port on the gateway.

 

	NOTE: The serial ports on PCs do not support hot swapping. To connect a PC to an operating gateway, first connect the PC end. To disconnect a PC from an operating gateway, first disconnect the gateway end.

 

Figure 1 Setting up the configuration environment (M9000-AI-E8)

 

Connecting a USB-to-RJ45 console cable

IMPORTANT: ·     To use a USB-to-RJ45 console cable to connect the gateway to a configuration terminal, first download and install the USB-to-RJ45 console driver on the configuration terminal, and then connect the USB-to-RJ45 console cable to the configuration terminal. To download the USB-to-RJ45 console driver, access the H3C official website or scan the QR code on the cable package. ·     If you have connected a USB-to-RJ45 console cable to the configuration terminal before driver installation, you must remove and reconnect the USB-to-RJ45 console cable to the configuration terminal.

 

The following installs the driver on the Windows system. To install the driver on other operating systems, see the installation guide in the driver compression package named by the corresponding operating system.

To connect the gateway to the configuration terminal through a USB-to-RJ45 console cable:

1.     Click the following link, or copy it to the address bar on your browser and download the USB-to-RJ45 console driver.

http://www.h3c.com/en/home/USB_to_RJ45_Console/

2.     View the TXT file Read me in the Windows folder to check whether the Windows system of the configuration terminal supports the driver.

3.     If the Windows system supports the driver, install PL23XX-M_LogoDriver_Setup_v200_20190815.exe.

4.     Click Next on the welcome page of the driver installation wizard.

Figure 2 Driver installation wizard

 

5.     Click Finish after the driver installation is completed.

Figure 3 Finishing the driver installation

 

6.     Connect the standard USB connector of the cable to the USB port of the configuration terminal.

7.     Connect the RJ-45 connector of the cable to the console port of the gateway.

 

Setting terminal parameters

The first time you log in to the gateway, you can log in to the CLI of the gateway from the console port. The default console port login information is as follows:

·     Authentication method—scheme

·     Username—admin

·     Password—admin

To configure and manage the gateway 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.

Verifying the configuration

1.     Power on the gateway.

2.     Verify the following items:

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

¡     The LEDs on the supervisor engine module indicate that the system is operating correctly. For more information about the LED status, see "Appendix C  LEDs."

¡     The console terminal displays information correctly. You can see the startup window on the console terminal. After the POST, the system prompts you to press Enter. If you can log in to the CLI of the gateway, the configuration is correct.

Logging in through Telnet

1.     Log in to the gateway from the console port.

2.     Execute the telnet server enable command in system view to enable the Telnet function.

3.     Enter VTY user line view, and configure the authentication mode, user role, and common properties.

By default, the authentication mode is scheme, the username is admin, and the password is admin.

4.     Use an Ethernet cable to connect a PC to the management Ethernet port on the supervisor engine module of the gateway.

5.     Specify an IP address for the PC. Make sure the PC and the gateway are reachable to each other.

By default, the IP address of the management Ethernet interface on the gateway is 192.168.0.1/24.

6.     Run the Telnet client on the PC and enter the login information.

The default login username and password are both admin.

Configuring basic settings

After logging in to the gateway, you can configure basic settings for the gateway. For more information, see the configuration guides and command references for the gateway.