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Besides the web frontend, SSH and a locally connected monitor (if your device supports it), OPNsense can also be
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controlled via serial. Accessing OPNsense via serial is similar to accessing via SSH, but unlike SSH, the system can
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be accessed at any time, even when OPNsense is not running. This makes it especially useful for installing OPNsense,
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be accessed at any time, even when OPNsense is not accessible over the network. This makes it especially useful for installing OPNsense,
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for emergency troubleshooting when you accidentally cut off internet access as well as for major system upgrades.
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* OPNsense installation must provide a serial interface (virtual or hardware)
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* a software which can be used to access the serial interface (screen, minicom, PuTTY etc.)
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* Software which can be used to access the serial interface (screen, minicom, PuTTY etc.)
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For a bare metal installation, you also need the following (unless provided though a management interface differently,
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please refer your server manual):
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