Juniper Networks SSG 20 manual Accessing a Device, Using a Console Connection

SSG 20 Hardware Installation and Configuration Guide

Accessing a Device

You can configure and manage a device in several ways:

„Console: The Console port on the device allows you to access the device through a serial cable connected to your workstation or terminal. To configure the device, you enter ScreenOS command line interface (CLI) commands on your terminal or in a terminal-emulation program on your workstation.

„WebUI: The ScreenOS Web User Interface (WebUI) is a graphical interface available through a browser. To initially use the WebUI, the workstation on which you run the browser must be on the same subnetwork as the device. You can also access the WebUI through a secure server using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) with secure HTTP (S-HTTP).

„Telnet/SSH: Telnet and SSH are applications that allows you to access devices through an IP network. To configure the device, you enter ScreenOS CLI commands in a Telnet session from your workstation. For more information, refer to the Administration volume of the Concepts & Examples ScreenOS Reference Guide.

„NetScreen-Security Manager: NetScreen-Security Manager is a Juniper Networks enterprise-level management application that enables you to control and manage Juniper Networks firewall/IPSec VPN devices. For instructions on how to manage your device with NetScreen-Security Manager, refer to the NetScreen-Security Manager Administrator’s Guide.

Using a Console Connection

NOTE: Use a straight-through RJ-45 CAT5 serial cable with a male RJ-45 connector to plug into the Console port on the device.

To establish a console connection, perform the following steps:

1.Plug the female end of the supplied DB-9 adapter into the serial port of your workstation. (Be sure that the DB-9 is inserted properly and secured.) Figure 13 shows the type of DB-9 connector that is needed.

Figure 13: DB-9 Adapter

RJ-45 jack

RJ-45 cable

DB-9 adapter

2.Plug the male end of the RJ-45 CAT5 serial cable into the Console port on the SSG 20. (Be sure that the other end of the CAT5 cable is inserted properly and secured in the DB-9 adapter.)

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