CLI Guide - WatchGuard Technologies

CHAPTER 1: Using the Command Line Interface
permitting CLI console (Telnet/SSH) access to the
system through that interface. This may be done by
means of the CLI or the WatchGuard Vcontroller, once
configuration is complete.
NOTE
If you attempt to log into a functioning, fully configured
WatchGuard appliance with the CLI, you must enter
“admin” as the login (or “rsadmin” for legacy appliances),
as the CLI will not permit use of any other “super admin”
account names.
Logging into an appliance via a console
connection
To log into a brand new “factory default” WatchGuard
appliance by means of the CLI console and a console (serial
port) connection, follow these steps:
1 Start any terminal application and open a new
connection window.
2 Verify that the terminal has been set to VT100.
NOTE
If the terminal is not set to VT100, various functions may not
work—^c will not break, ESC will not work and you’ll have
problems with special characters.
Connection parameters include:
- 9600 bps
- 8 data bits
- No parity
- 1 stop bit
- Flow control: none
3 Press once after configuring the connection
parameters.
The connection should be immediate, at which time a welcome
message is displayed, followed by a WatchGuard “Login”
prompt.
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