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Hillstone Hardware Reference Guide
Ports
This section introduces attributes of interfaces (ports) on the Hillstone devices,
including console port, auxiliary port, USB port, gigabit copper port, SFP port and
XFP port.
Console Port
Hillstone device provides an RS-232C asynchronous serial console port for you to
configure the device. Attributes for the console (CON) port are shown in the
following table.
Table 1-5: Console Port Attributes
Attribute Description
Connector RJ-45
Port Standard RS-232C
Baud Rate 9600/19200/38400/57600/115200 bit/s
Services
Connect the CON port to the serial port of a PC and run a
terminal emulation program on the PC to configure the
device.
Transmission
Medium
console cable
Auxiliary Port
Hillstone device provides an RS-232C asynchronous serial auxiliary (AUX) port.
Attributes for the auxiliary port are shown in the following table.
Table 1-6: Auxiliary Port Attributes
Attribute Description
Connector RJ-45
Port Standard RS-232C
Baud Rate 9600/19200/38400/57600/115200 bit/s
Services Aux port is used for debugging.
Transmission
Medium
console cable
USB Port
Hillstone device provides up to two USB host ports. Attributes for the USB port are
shown in the following table.
Table 1-7: USB Port Attributes
Attribute Description
Connector USB Type-A interface
Port Standard USB 2.0 host interface
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