# Logging in to your Amazon EC2 gateway local console
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You log in to the gateway local console on an Amazon EC2 instance by using a Secure Shell (SSH) client. For detailed information, see [Connect to your instance](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/AccessingInstances.html) in the *Amazon EC2 User Guide*. To connect this way, you need the SSH key pair that you specified when you launched your instance. For information about Amazon EC2 key pairs, see [Amazon EC2 key pairs](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-key-pairs.html) in the *Amazon EC2 User Guide.*<a name="EC2_MaintenanceConsoleWindowMenu-fgw"></a>

**To log in to the gateway local console**

1. Connect to the Amazon EC2 instance using SSH and log in as the *admin* user.

1. After you log in, you see the **AWS Appliance Activation - Configuration** main menu, from which you can perform various tasks.    
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To shut down the gateway, enter **0**.

To exit the configuration session, enter **X**.