Product Manual, SG-1000
Match the COM Port with what was reported in Windows Device Manager. We will use COM3 for this example. The
pfSense appliance serial port speed is 115200 bits per second. The speed of the BIOS and the speed of the console
must match so change the speed in PuTTy to 115200bps.
Select
Serial
as shown and configure the COM Port and Serial Speed as displayed. Select
Open
and the conolse
screen will be displayed.
1.3.2 Advanced Configuration
A Silicon Labs CP210x USB-to-UART bridge is used to provide access to the serial port that acts as a system console.
This is exposed via a Micro-USB B port on the front of the case. There are several steps required to access the system
console via this port.
1.3. Connecting to Console Port
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