Using the Serial Console

You can connect a console to the UTM-1 appliance, and use the console to control the appliance via the command line.

To control the appliance via a console

1. Connect the serial console to your UTM-1 appliance's Serial port, using an RS-232 Null modem cable.

   For information on locating the Serial port, see Rear Panel.

2. Click Network in the main menu, and click the Ports tab.

   The Ports page appears.

3. Next to the Serial port, click Edit.

   The Port Setup page appears.

4. In the Assign to drop-down list, select Console.
5. In the Port Speed drop-down list, select the Serial port's speed (in bits per second).

   The Serial port's speed must match that of the attached serial console. The default value is 57600.

6. In the Flow Control drop-down list, select the method of flow control supported by the attached device:
   • RTS/CTS. Hardware-based flow control, using the Serial port's RTS/CTS lines.
   • XON/XOFF. Software-based flow control, using XON/XOFF characters.
7. Click Apply.

   You can now control the UTM-1 appliance from the serial console.

   For information on all supported commands, refer to the Embedded NGX CLI Reference Guide.