Reference Guide

Chapter 4 Boot and Configuration

Introduction

This chapter describes how to perform initial system boot and basic configuration of the Hillstone

A200-Series device, using a PC as the console terminal.

Establishing a Configuration Environment

The A200-Series device supports both local and remote configuration. Administrators can use the

following configuration methods.

 Console (CON) connection

 WebUI

 Telnet or SSH

Console (CON) Connection

For initial system configuration, you have to establish a Console connection environment (connect

the device to a configuration terminal through its Console port). To connect the PC to the CON

port of the device, take following steps:

1. Set up a local configuration environment. Connect the Console port to the serial

port of a PC through a console cable, as shown in the figure below:

2. Run the terminal emulation program on the PC (e.g. hyper terminal of Windows

XP/Windows 2000) to set up a connection. Set the parameters of the terminal session to

115200bps, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, none parity, and none flow control, as shown in the

figure below: