HP Firewall manual Altitude, Cleanness, Cooling system

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Altitude

Table 4 Altitude requirements

Item

Altitude

Operating altitude

–60 m (–196.85 ft) to 3 km (1.86 miles)

 

 

Storage altitude

–60 m (–196.85 ft) to 4.5km(2.8 miles)

 

 

Cleanness

Dust buildup on the chassis may result in electrostatic adsorption, which causes poor contact of metal components and contact points, especially when indoor relative humidity is low. In the worst case, electrostatic adsorption can cause communication failure.

Table 5 Dust concentration limit in the equipment room

Substance

Concentration limit (particles/cu m)

Dust particles

≤ 3 x 104

(No visible dust on desk in three days)

 

 

 

NOTE:

 

Dust particle diameter ≥ 5 μm

 

 

 

The equipment room must also meet strict limits on salts, acids, and sulfides to eliminate corrosion and premature aging of components, as shown in Table 6.

Table 6 Harmful gas limits in an equipment room

Gas

Max. (mg/m3)

SO2

0.2

 

 

H2S

0.006

NH3

0.05

 

 

Cl2

0.01

Cooling system

The A-F1000-A-EI/A-F1000-S-EI firewall adopts left to right airflow for heat dissipation.

Figure 3 A-F1000-A-EI/A-F1000-S-EI airflow

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Contents HP A-F1000-A-EI/A-F1000-S-EI VPN Firewall Page Contents Page Front panel view Product overviewRear panel view This chapter includes these sectionsOperation Reference Description of the Open Book markSafety recommendations Preparing for installationSafety symbols General safety recommendationsExamining the installation site Safety with laserTemperature and humidity Cleanness AltitudeCooling system Use an ESD-preventive wrist strap ESD preventionInstallation tools Lightning protectionRack-mounting Accessories supplied by the firewall Checklist before installationRequirements Result Take effective measures to protect the power system from Installing the firewall Installation flowInstalling the firewall in a 19-inch rack Install cage nuts Fix the firewall to the rack Grounding the firewallConnect the grounding cable Installing an interface moduleConnecting Ethernet cables Connecting a copper Ethernet cableConnecting an optical fiber Install the transceiver module Installing the power supply and connecting the power cord Installing a power supplyConnecting an AC power cord Connect an AC power cord Connecting the DC power cableLogging in to the firewall through the console port Logging in to the firewall and configuring basic settingsConnection description of the HyperTerminal Setting terminal parametersSet the serial port used by the HyperTerminal connection Powering on the firewall Checking before power-onChecking after power-on Logging to the firewall through a web browser Logging in to the firewall through TelnetLaunching the basic configuration wizard Performing basic settings for the firewallBasic configuration wizard 1/6 Configuring the system name and user passwordConfiguring service management Basic information configuration itemsDescription Configuring the IP address for an interface ItemDescription Configuring NATIP/Wildcard Basic configuration wizard 6/6 Completing the configuration wizardDisplaying detailed information about the firewall Hardware management and maintenanceDisplaying the electrical label information of the firewall Displaying the CPU usage of the firewall Displaying the operational status of a power supplyDisplaying the memory usage of the firewall Displaying the operational status of the fansDisplaying the temperature information of the firewall Displaying operational statistics of the firewallField Description Saving the running configuration of the firewall Rebooting the firewallTo reboot a firewall, use one of the following methods Page Troubleshooting Power supply system failureFan failure Password loss Configuration terminal problemsUser password loss No terminal displaySuper password loss Interface module failure Cooling system failureDimensions and weight Appendix a Technical specificationsPower consumption range StoragesPower input specifications Power inputTechnical specifications for the console port Console portTechnical specifications for 1000 Mbps fiber Ethernet ports Technical specifications for fiber Ethernet portsAppendix B LEDs Front panel LEDsStatus Meaning PWR2 OFF Interface specifications of NSQ1XS2U0 Appendix C Interface moduleDescription of the LED on the front panel of NSQ1XS2U0 Connecting the interface cable 10A AC power cables used in different countries or regions 10A AC power cables used in different countries or regionsLength Connector outline Power cable outline Countries or regions 16A AC power cables used in different countries or regions 16A AC power cables used in different countries or regionsCountries or regions Page Support and other resources Contacting HPRelated information Conventions Convention DescriptionConvention Description Network topology icons D E F G I L N P R S Index
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