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Connecting to the debug system shell

The following procedure provides steps to use the system shell. Examples provided use the PuTTY terminal emulation program.
Prerequisites:
  • Physical access to the Edge device controller
  • Universal USB-to-MicroUSB connector cable
Perform the following steps:
  1. Connect the USB cable between the controller’s Debug port and the USB port you are using on your PC.
  2. On your PC, start your terminal emulation software. For example to start PuTTY from the Windows Start menu, this is typically Programs > PuTTY > PuTTY.
  3. In the tree in the PuTTY Configuration dialog, expand Connection and click Serial.
  4. Set the “Serial line to connect to” for your PC’s (USB) COM port to use. For example, COM3.
     NOTE: You can examine Ports in Windows Device Manager to determine which serial port is in use on the PC. 
  5. Set the “Configure the serial line” fields as follows:
    • Speed (baud): 115200
    • Data bits: 8
    • Stop bits: 1
    • Parity: None
    • Flow control: None
  6. In the tree in the PuTTY Configuration dialog, click Session and then click/select the “Connection type” as Serial
     NOTE: (Optional) You can save this configuration to reuse (load) in future PuTTY to Edge device serial sessions. To do this, type in a connection name in the “Saved Sessions” field (for example, “Edge device”), and click Save.When you start PuTTY again to serially connect to the device, select this name and click Load. 
  7. At the bottom of the PuTTY Configuration dialog, click Enter.
  8. At the login prompt, enter a platform user name, and at the password prompt, the platform password.
    1. If prompted for system passphrase, enter the platform’s system passphrase.

    If login is successful, the Edge 10 System Shell menu appears:

  9. When finished making platform changes from the system shell, do the following:
    • If no changes, or reboot is not necessary, simply type L to Logout.
    • If changes require rebooting, select the Reboot option.

      Type “y” at the “Are you sure you want to reboot [y/n]” prompt, and press Enter.

      Shutdown-related text appears in the terminal (PuTTY) window.

  10. Click the Close control (upper right corner) in the terminal session (PuTTY) window. 
Click OK in the “PuTTY Exit Confirmation” popup dialog.
  11. Unplug the USB connector from the Edge device’s Debug port.

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