# Running Storage Gateway commands on the local console
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The AWS Storage Gateway console helps provide a secure environment for configuring and diagnosing issues with your gateway. Using the console commands, you can perform maintenance tasks such as saving routing tables or connecting to Support. 

**To run a configuration or diagnostic command**

1. Log in to your gateway's local console. For instructions, see [Logging In to Your Amazon EC2 Gateway Local Console](EC2_MaintenanceConsoleWindow-common.md).

1. From the **AWS Appliance Activation - Configuration** main menu, enter the corresponding numeral to select **Gateway Console**.

1. From the gateway console command prompt, enter `h`.

   The console displays the **AVAILABLE COMMANDS** menu, which lists the available commands:    
[See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/storagegateway/latest/vgw/EC2_MaintenanceGatewayConsole-common.html)

1. From the gateway console command prompt, enter the corresponding command for the function you want to use, and follow the instructions.

To learn about a command, enter the command name followed by the `-h` option, for example: `sslcheck -h`.