Connecting to the Console Port

A RJ45-to-USB console cable is required to make a connection between a computer and the firewall. This is a standard cable. It is inexpensive and readily available from most retail outlets that sell computer cables.

Use a terminal program to connect to the system console port. PuTTY is a popular terminal program that is available on various operating systems. Some other choices of terminal programs:

• Linux - minicom, dterm, screen

• Mac OS X - cu, screen, ZTerm

Note

Windows HyperTerminal should be avoided if possible.

The settings to use within the terminal program are:

• Speed: 115200 baud

• Data bits: 8

• Parity: none

• Stop bits: 1

• Flow Control: Off or XON/OFF. Hardware flow control (RTS/CTS) must be disabled