3Com TECHD-0000000122 manual Tip

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About This Guide

Warnings have an icon to the left showing a white lightning bolt drawn inside of a red octagon. Warnings also start with the word “WARNING”, and are presented in bold face type.

WARNING: Only trained and qualified personnel should install, replace, or service this equipment. Disconnect the system before servicing.

Caution

Cautions tell you how to avoid a serious loss that stops short of physical damage such as the loss of data, time, or security. Cautions tell you what you should or should not do to avoid such losses, and the consequences of not heeding the caution.

Cautions have an icon to the left showing a black exclamation point drawn inside of a yellow triangle. Cautions also start with the word “CAUTION”.

CAUTION: Do not type del *.* from the root (C:\) directory. Typing del *.* from the root directory will destroy all the program and configuration data that your computer needs to run, and will render your system inoperable.

Note

Notes tell you about information that might not be obvious, or that does not relate directly to the current topic, but that may affect relevant behavior.

A note has an icon to the left showing a piece of note paper, and starts with the word “Note”.

Note: Most car rental companies no longer allow cash deposits in lieu of a credit card when renting a car. Non-credit card deposits can only be arranged by a lengthy application and approval process.

Tip

Tips are suggestions about how you can perform a task more easily or more efficiently.

A tip has an icon to the left showing a light bulb drawn inside and starts with the word “Tip”.

Tip: Setting the logging parameter to “off” or “minimal” will improve your system’s processing performance, but it will make debugging very difficult in the event of a system crash. During system integration, you can set logging to “full” to ease debugging. After you have finished testing, set logging to “minimal” to improve performance.

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X-Series Hardware Installation and Safety Guide V 2.5

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Contents Series Installation Safety Guide VersionCopyright 2006 3Com Corporation. All rights reserved Table of Contents Prepare the Site TippingPoint X505 OverviewIndex Page List of Figures Front PanelPage List of Tables List of Tables Target Audience About This GuideOverview Organization About the GuideTypeface ConventionsHeadings Cross ReferencesTip Related Documentation Tmc.tippingpoint.comTable About 1 TippingPoint Documents Security Management System Online HelpTable About 2 Customer Support Information Location Customer SupportContact Information Xvi Overview TippingPoint X-Series OverviewTippingPoint X-Series Environment Core FunctionalitySecurity Zones and Network Interfaces Optimized VPN ConnectivityPolicy Enforcement TippingPoint IPSSeries System Performance Model Ethernet Concurrent Threat Suppression EngineLocal Security Manager Firewall Triple DES Interfaces Sessions PerformanceSecurity Management System Threat Management CenterOverview Series Hardware Installation and Safety Guide V Prepare the Site Safety Requirements Class a NoticesGeneral Guidelines Prepare the Site Safety Requirements Environmental Requirements Rack and Clearance RequirementsVentilation and Location Reliable EarthingUnpack the TippingPoint System To unpack the TippingPoint X-Series systemPage TippingPoint X505 Overview Port USB Chassis FeaturesChassis Overview PortColor State Description LEDsLED Descriptions Management Port LED DescriptionsTippingPoint X-Series X505 Specifications Description Technical SpecificationsHardware Specifications Software Specifications Hardware Installation and ConfigurationTechnical Specifications Min/Max Number of Chassis Install the TippingPoint ChassisRack Space Requirements Connect the power Complete Initial Setup ConfigurationConnect the X505 to the Internet Register the TippingPointTippingPoint X506 Overview Port Port Port Status LEDsTippingPoint X-Series X506 Specifications Description Segment Port LED DescriptionsTippingPoint X506 Hardware Specifications Detail Description Or = 42 RUs. Each TippingPoint X-Series X506 requires 1RU Connect the power Connect the X506 to the Internet Register the TippingPoint Port Connectors Figure a 1 RJ-45 ConnectorDB-9 Connector Pinout Table a 3 DB-9 Connector Pinouts Pin Number Signal NamePort Connectors Page Index Index Series Hardware Installation and Safety Guide V