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Open a serial console

To configure a router, a switch or a firewall through its console port, with a USB to serial cable.

By Lucas Russo, developer of SSHive · Updated

  1. Plug the USB to serial adapter in.
  2. Home, Serial console (or New Connection, Serial console).
  3. Device: choose the adapter (/dev/cu.usbserial-...). Not there? Refresh.
  4. Set Baud rate, Data bits, Parity, Stop bits and Flow control. Most equipment wants 9600, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit and no flow control, which is written "9600 8N1".
  5. Open.
L'ouverture d'une console série
A serial console being opened

SSHive remembers the last settings on this Mac. The tab is the same terminal as an SSH session.

Sending a BREAK

The BREAK button of the toolbar (Send a BREAK signal) is what password recovery on a Cisco device, among others, asks for.

Applies to SSHive 2.0.6 on Mac

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