Security Gateway Manual
Netgate-6100
There are drivers available for Mac OSX
For Mac, choose the
Macintosh OSX
download.
Linux
There are drivers available for Linux
FreeBSD
Recent versions of FreeBSD include this driver and will not require manual installation.
2.2.2 Connect a USB Cable
Next, locate an appropriate USB cable that has a
USB Mini-b (5-pin)
connector on one end and a regular
USB Type
A
plug on the other end. These cables are commonly used with smaller USB peripherals such as GPS units, cameras,
and so on.
Gently push the
USB Mini-b (5-pin)
plug end into the console port on the appliance and connect the
USB Type A
plug into an available USB port on the workstation.
Tip:
Be certain to gently push in the
USB Mini-b (5-pin)
connector on the system side completely. With most cables
there will be a tangible “click”, “snap”, or similar indication when the cable is fully engaged.
2.2.3 Locate the Console Port Device
The appropriate console port device that the workstation assigned as the serial port must be located before attempting
to connect to the console.
Note:
Even if the serial port was assigned in the BIOS, the workstation’s OS may remap it to a different COM Port.
Windows
To locate the device name on Windows, open
Device Manager
and expand the section for
Ports (COM & LPT)
.
Look for an entry with a title such as
Silicon Labs CP210x USB to UART Bridge
. If there is a label in the name
that contains “COMX” where X is a decimal digit (e.g.
COM3
), that value is what would be used as the port in the
terminal program.
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