Cisco Console Access

1. Serial / COM

Web Serial Console

Works in Chrome or Edge on HTTPS or localhost. Good for USB-to-serial console cables and direct COM-style access.

Disconnected

Baud Rate Most network gear commonly uses 9600 by default. Data Bits Parity Stop Bits Flow Control Send On Enter CR is common for Cisco console sessions.

Input Live Keyboard Mode Keys are sent directly to the device. Good for `--More--`, prompts, and interactive commands.

Backup switch config locally

This works best over serial on the current static site. The page can send the show commands, capture the output shown in the terminal window, and save it as a local text file.

Device Name Used in the downloaded filename. Backup Type Choose which config command to send.

Auto-handle `--More--` Automatically sends a space when the switch pauses output for paging.

Recommended flow: 1. Connect serial 2. Send `terminal length 0` 3. Run backup command 4. Wait for full output 5. Save captured output

2. SSH

Browser SSH Notes

A static page served by `nginx` cannot open a raw SSH session the way PuTTY does. To make SSH work in a web page, we need a backend service that the browser talks to over WebSocket or HTTP.

Needs backend

Host Would be used by a backend SSH gateway. Port Standard SSH port. Username Credentials should be handled safely by the backend.

What we can build next for SSH

Static Serial Page Already possible with Web Serial in supported browsers. Web SSH Gateway Backend connects to devices and streams terminal data to the browser. Saved Sessions Optional once a backend exists.