A station activation method for microwave communication equipment, characterized in that, the method comprises: completing station activation of central station microwave communication equipment, and enabling a scanning function of all station microwave communication equipment on a downstream of the central station microwave communication equipment, the central station microwave communication equipment after station activation comprising configuration data of all of the station microwave communication equipment on the downstream; and the station microwave communication equipments on the downstream scanning previous-hop station microwave communication equipment through the enabled scanning function, when each station microwave communication equipment on the downstream scans the respective previous-hop station microwave communication equipment through the enabled scanning function, acquiring configuration information from the respective scanned previous-hop station microwave communication equipment of the station microwave communication equipment, and completing station activation of said station microwave communication equipment acquiring configuration information, the respective previous-hop station microwave communication equipment being the central station microwave communication equipment or one of the station microwave communication equipments on the downstream of the central station microwave communication equipment, wherein the method further comprises: before completing station activation of the central station microwave communication equipment, sending valid configuration information to the central station microwave communication equipment through network management equipment, the valid configuration information comprising configuration data of the central station microwave communication equipment and the configuration data of all the station microwave communication equipment on the downstream. completing station activation of central station microwave communication equipment, and enabling a scanning function of all station microwave communication equipment on a downstream of the central station microwave communication equipment, the central station microwave communication equipment after station activation comprising configuration data of all of the station microwave communication equipment on the downstream; and the station microwave communication equipments on the downstream scanning previous-hop station microwave communication equipment through the enabled scanning function, when each station microwave communication equipment on the downstream scans the respective previous-hop station microwave communication equipment through the enabled scanning function, acquiring configuration information from the respective scanned previous-hop station microwave communication equipment of the station microwave communication equipment, and completing station activation of said station microwave communication equipment acquiring configuration information, the respective previous-hop station microwave communication equipment being the central station microwave communication equipment or one of the station microwave communication equipments on the downstream of the central station microwave communication equipment, wherein the method further comprises: before completing station activation of the central station microwave communication equipment, sending valid configuration information to the central station microwave communication equipment through network management equipment, the valid configuration information comprising configuration data of the central station microwave communication equipment and the configuration data of all the station microwave communication equipment on the downstream.