Access the Secure SD-WAN Engine command line
There are several ways you can connect to the Secure SD-WAN Engine and access the Secure SD-WAN Engine command line.
Steps
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Connect to the Secure SD-WAN Engine in one of the following ways:
- Physically using a serial cable and a terminal console program with these settings:
- Bits per second — 115,200
- Data bits — 8
- Parity — None
- Stop bits — 1.
Note: The serial console port speed is 115,200 bps in most Secure SD-WAN appliances. The speed is 9600 bps in older Secure SD-WAN appliance models. See the hardware guide for your Secure SD-WAN appliance model for more information. - Physically using a monitor and keyboard connected directly to the appliance.
- Remotely using an SSH client. SSH access to the Secure SD-WAN Engine can be enabled and disabled through the Management Client.
- Physically using a serial cable and a terminal console program with these settings:
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If you have root administrator permissions, log on and enter the Secure SD-WAN Engine password.
If you forget the password, you can change it in the Management Client.
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If you do not have root permissions and your administrator account has been replicated on the Secure SD-WAN Engine, log on using your
administrator user name and personal password for the Secure SD-WAN Engine.
If you forget the Secure SD-WAN Engine-specific password, ask an SMC administrator with Manage Administrators rights to create you a new one in the Management Client.