Serial Console connectivity¶
The following device families offer a mini-usb connection which can be used for serial communication:
DEC600 series
DEC2600 series
DEC700 series
DEC2700 series
DEC800 series
DEC3800 series
Supplied with the firewall is a mini-usb to usb cable, use this to connect the to your PC (Windows, Linux, Mac) next start your terminal program (Putty, screen, etc).
The baudrate should be set to 115200,8N1
Legacy UART vs. UEFI serial¶
Starting from OPNsense 22.1 (22.4 for the business edition) and the change to FreeBSD 13-STABLE, support for EFI serial has changed, which requires EFI based systems to disable legacy support to prevent confusing the operating system. Should you connect your Deciso appliance with a serial line and get limited output / no output from the point of handover to the OS, it is important your BIOS settings are updated to disable legacy UART.
While in the BIOS, go to Setup Utility –> AMD CBS –> FCH Common Options –> UART Configuration Options –> UART 0 Legacy Options. and make sure this setting is set to Disabled.