How to connect to the firewall through serial console

Requirements:

1. You need a serial nullmodem cable
2. a workstation with serial interface
3. a terminal program

Connect the serial nullmodem cable to the console port of your Endian Firewall and the other end to your workstations serial port (COM1).
Use a terminal program (Minicom for Unices, PuTTY for Windows) in order to connect to the Firewall. The necessary parameters are:

• 38400 baud
• 8 bit
• No parity bit
• 1 stop bit

After successful connect, if the firewall is up and running, you should find a menu.