diff --git a/src/app/components/project-map/context-menu/actions/console-device-action-browser/console-device-action-browser.component.ts b/src/app/components/project-map/context-menu/actions/console-device-action-browser/console-device-action-browser.component.ts
index f822d129..11e706b5 100644
--- a/src/app/components/project-map/context-menu/actions/console-device-action-browser/console-device-action-browser.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/project-map/context-menu/actions/console-device-action-browser/console-device-action-browser.component.ts
@@ -33,20 +33,24 @@ export class ConsoleDeviceActionBrowserComponent {
         this.node.console_host = this.server.host;
       }
 
-      if (
-        this.node.console_type === 'telnet' ||
-        this.node.console_type === 'vnc' ||
-        this.node.console_type === 'spice'
-      ) {
-        try {
+      try {
+        if (this.node.console_type === 'telnet') {
           location.assign(
-            `gns3+${this.node.console_type}://${this.node.console_host}:${this.node.console}?name=${this.node.name}&project_id=${this.node.project_id}&node_id=${this.node.node_id}`
+            `gns3+telnet://${this.node.console_host}:${this.node.console}?name=${this.node.name}&project_id=${this.node.project_id}&node_id=${this.node.node_id}`
           );
-        } catch (e) {
-          this.toasterService.error(e);
+        } else if (this.node.console_type === 'vnc') {
+          location.assign(
+            `gns3+vnc://${this.node.console_host}:${this.node.console}?name=${this.node.name}&project_id=${this.node.project_id}&node_id=${this.node.node_id}`
+          );
+        } else if (this.node.console_type.startsWith('spice')) {
+          location.assign(
+            `gns3+spice://${this.node.console_host}:${this.node.console}?name=${this.node.name}&project_id=${this.node.project_id}&node_id=${this.node.node_id}`
+          );
+        } else {
+          this.toasterService.error('Supported console types are: telnet, vnc, spice and spice+agent.');
         }
-      } else {
-        this.toasterService.error('Supported console types: telnet, vnc, spice.');
+      } catch (e) {
+          this.toasterService.error(e);
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/app/components/project-map/context-menu/actions/console-device-action/console-device-action.component.ts b/src/app/components/project-map/context-menu/actions/console-device-action/console-device-action.component.ts
index f826a59a..f804893c 100644
--- a/src/app/components/project-map/context-menu/actions/console-device-action/console-device-action.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/project-map/context-menu/actions/console-device-action/console-device-action.component.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export class ConsoleDeviceActionComponent implements OnInit {
     let consoleCommand = this.settingsService.getConsoleSettings()
       ? this.settingsService.getConsoleSettings()
       : this.nodeService.getDefaultCommand();
-    const startedNodes = this.nodes.filter((node) => node.status === 'started');
+    const startedNodes = this.nodes.filter((node) => node.status === 'started' && node.console_type !== 'none');
 
     if (startedNodes.length === 0) {
       this.toasterService.error('Device needs to be started in order to console to it.');
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export class ConsoleDeviceActionComponent implements OnInit {
     }
 
     for (var node of this.nodes) {
-      if (node.status !== 'started') {
+      if (node.status !== 'started' && node.console_type !== 'none') {
         continue;
       }
 
diff --git a/src/app/components/project-map/log-console/log-console.component.ts b/src/app/components/project-map/log-console/log-console.component.ts
index 1c5209d7..82d7a986 100644
--- a/src/app/components/project-map/log-console/log-console.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/project-map/log-console/log-console.component.ts
@@ -232,12 +232,12 @@ export class LogConsoleComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
               location.assign(
                 `gns3+vnc://${node.console_host}:${node.console}?name=${node.name}&project_id=${node.project_id}&node_id=${node.node_id}`
               );
-            } else if (node.console_type === 'spice') {
+            } else if (node.console_type.startsWith('spice')) {
               location.assign(
                 `gns3+spice://${node.console_host}:${node.console}?name=${node.name}&project_id=${node.project_id}&node_id=${node.node_id}`
               );
             } else {
-              this.showCommand('Supported console types: telnet, vnc, spice.');
+              this.showCommand('Supported console types are: telnet, vnc, spice and spice+agent');
             }
           } else {
             this.showCommand(`This node must be started before a console can be opened.`);
@@ -297,28 +297,28 @@ export class LogConsoleComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
 
   printNode(node: Node): string {
     return (
-      `command_line: ${node.command_line}, 
-            compute_id: ${node.compute_id}, 
-            console: ${node.console}, 
-            console_host: ${node.console_host}, 
-            console_type: ${node.console_type}, 
-            first_port_name: ${node.first_port_name}, 
-            height: ${node.height}, 
-            label: ${node.label.text}, 
-            name: ${node.name}, 
-            node_directory: ${node.node_directory}, 
-            node_id: ${node.node_id}, 
-            node_type: ${node.node_type}, 
-            port_name_format: ${node.port_name_format}, 
+      `command_line: ${node.command_line},
+            compute_id: ${node.compute_id},
+            console: ${node.console},
+            console_host: ${node.console_host},
+            console_type: ${node.console_type},
+            first_port_name: ${node.first_port_name},
+            height: ${node.height},
+            label: ${node.label.text},
+            name: ${node.name},
+            node_directory: ${node.node_directory},
+            node_id: ${node.node_id},
+            node_type: ${node.node_type},
+            port_name_format: ${node.port_name_format},
             port_segment_size: ${node.port_segment_size}, ` +
       this.printPorts(node.ports) +
-      `project_id: ${node.project_id}, 
-            status: ${node.status}, 
-            symbol: ${node.symbol}, 
-            symbol_url: ${node.symbol_url}, 
-            width: ${node.width}, 
-            x: ${node.x}, 
-            y: ${node.y}, 
+      `project_id: ${node.project_id},
+            status: ${node.status},
+            symbol: ${node.symbol},
+            symbol_url: ${node.symbol_url},
+            width: ${node.width},
+            x: ${node.x},
+            y: ${node.y},
             z: ${node.z}`
     );
   }
@@ -328,31 +328,31 @@ export class LogConsoleComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
     ports.forEach((port) => {
       response =
         response +
-        `adapter_number: ${port.adapter_number}, 
-            link_type: ${port.link_type}, 
-            name: ${port.name}, 
-            port_number: ${port.port_number}, 
+        `adapter_number: ${port.adapter_number},
+            link_type: ${port.link_type},
+            name: ${port.name},
+            port_number: ${port.port_number},
             short_name: ${port.short_name}, `;
     });
     return response;
   }
 
   printLink(link: Link): string {
-    return `capture_file_name: ${link.capture_file_name}, 
-            capture_file_path: ${link.capture_file_path}, 
-            capturing: ${link.capturing}, 
-            link_id: ${link.link_id}, 
-            link_type: ${link.link_type}, 
-            project_id: ${link.project_id}, 
+    return `capture_file_name: ${link.capture_file_name},
+            capture_file_path: ${link.capture_file_path},
+            capturing: ${link.capturing},
+            link_id: ${link.link_id},
+            link_type: ${link.link_type},
+            project_id: ${link.project_id},
             suspend: ${link.suspend}, `;
   }
 
   printDrawing(drawing: Drawing): string {
-    return `drawing_id: ${drawing.drawing_id}, 
-            project_id: ${drawing.project_id}, 
-            rotation: ${drawing.rotation}, 
-            x: ${drawing.x}, 
-            y: ${drawing.y}, 
+    return `drawing_id: ${drawing.drawing_id},
+            project_id: ${drawing.project_id},
+            rotation: ${drawing.rotation},
+            x: ${drawing.x},
+            y: ${drawing.y},
             z: ${drawing.z}`;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/services/nodeConsole.service.ts b/src/app/services/nodeConsole.service.ts
index 1b9f6708..9cdd1e63 100644
--- a/src/app/services/nodeConsole.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/services/nodeConsole.service.ts
@@ -78,13 +78,15 @@ export class NodeConsoleService {
     let nodesToStart = 'Please start the following nodes if you want to open consoles for them: ';
     let nodesToStartCounter = 0;
     nodes.forEach((n) => {
-      if (n.status === 'started') {
-        this.mapSettingsService.logConsoleSubject.next(true);
-        // this timeout is required due to xterm.js implementation
-        setTimeout(() => { this.openConsoleForNode(n); }, 500);
-      } else {
-        nodesToStartCounter++;
-        nodesToStart += n.name + ' '
+      if (n.console_type !== "none") {
+        if (n.status === 'started') {
+          this.mapSettingsService.logConsoleSubject.next(true);
+          // this timeout is required due to xterm.js implementation
+          setTimeout(() => { this.openConsoleForNode(n); }, 500);
+        } else {
+          nodesToStartCounter++;
+          nodesToStart += n.name + ' '
+        }
       }
     });
     if (nodesToStartCounter > 0) {
@@ -93,16 +95,19 @@ export class NodeConsoleService {
   }
 
   openConsolesForAllNodesInNewTabs(nodes: Node[]) {
-    let nodesToStart = 'Please start the following nodes if you want to open consoles for them: ';
+    let nodesToStart = 'Please start the following nodes if you want to open consoles in tabs for them: ';
     let nodesToStartCounter = 0;
     nodes.forEach((n) => {
-      if (n.status === 'started') {
-        let url = this.router.url.split('/');
-        let urlString = `/static/web-ui/${url[1]}/${url[2]}/${url[3]}/${url[4]}/nodes/${n.node_id}`;
-        window.open(urlString);
-      } else {
-        nodesToStartCounter++;
-        nodesToStart += n.name + ' '
+      // opening a console in tab is only supported for telnet type
+      if (n.console_type === "telnet") {
+        if (n.status === 'started') {
+          let url = this.router.url.split('/');
+          let urlString = `/static/web-ui/${url[1]}/${url[2]}/${url[3]}/${url[4]}/nodes/${n.node_id}`;
+          window.open(urlString);
+        } else {
+          nodesToStartCounter++;
+          nodesToStart += n.name + ' '
+        }
       }
     });
     if (nodesToStartCounter > 0) {