Until you are the remote, these consoles do nothing as your main character. To complete the mission, all you must do is visit each crashed republic ship, two in this area at #2 and #5, and two in the Depths at Depths (#3) and Depths (#4), and use each console to raise the shadow generator. Bao-Dur tells you to find the four active engine cores and activate the mass shadow generator using the codes you're given. You begin surprisingly as the remote at this location. From the next area you can enter the academy and eventually find Kreia. They can hit hard but are also fairly easy to hit themselves, making them easier than they might be otherwise.
Fortunately, there are not very many creatures to battle in this area and the adventure to the exit your first time is almost non eventful you'll find a few storm beasts at #3 and another few beyond. To do that, you're first goal is to make it to the exit at #6 leading to the Depths. Your goal on Malachor V is to find Kreia, ultimately at Trayus Core in the academy. When you reach the area, the Ebon Hawk is badly damaged. There must be more crash landings in this game than any game in current memory.
