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Serial console connection configuration for Check Point appliances
Solution ID
sk108095
Product
Data Center Security Appliances, Smart-1, Threat Emulation, Small and Medium Business Appliances, Enterprise Appliances, Branch Office Appliances, Ruggedized Appliances
Follow these steps to connect to Check Point appliances over serial console port:
Disconnect the power from the appliance completely. Important: The power should remain completely disconnected for at least 1-2 minutes before proceeding. The power needs to drain from all the capacitors.
Connect a computer to the console port on the appliance (use the serial console cable supplied with appliance).
Configure Serial connection in your console application (PuTTY, HyperTerminal, SecureCRT, Minicom, etc).
Note: Refer to the Getting Started Guide for the relevant appliance (see sk96246).
Appliances
Serial connection configuration
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
12000
13000
15000
21000
23000
16000 / 26000
Smart-1 205/210/225/3050/3150
Smart-1 525/5050/5150
Smart-1 625
Threat Emulation
SmartEvent NGSE
Secure Web Gateway
Baud rate = 9600 bps
Data bits = 8
Parity = None
Stop bits = 1
Flow Control = None
600
700
900
1100
1200R
1400
Baud rate = 115200 bps
Data bits = 8
Parity = None
Stop bits = 1
Flow Control = None
DDoS Protector
Baud rate = 19200 bps
Data bits = 8
Parity = None
Stop bits = 1
Flow Control = None
Smart-1 5/25/25B/50/150
Power-1
UTM-1
VSX-1
DLP-1
Baud rate = 9600 bps
Data bits = 8
Parity = None
Stop bits = 1
Flow Control = None
Reconnect the power to the appliance.
If the console does not respond, then press any key on the keyboard. If this does not help, then check the cable and/or settings in your console application.
Note: Serial connection might work without reboot as well.
