Chapter 2 Installing a PIX Firewall

Installing a PIX 515

Figure 2-9 PIX 515 Serial Console Cable

PIX-515

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Computer serial port

ConsoleDB-9 or DB-25 port (RJ-45)

RJ-45 to DB-9 or DB-25 serial cable (null-modem)

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Step 2 If your unit has a four-port Ethernet card already installed, refer to Figure 2-10.(The four-port interface card requires the PIX-515-UR license to be accessed.) If it has one or two single-port cards, refer to Figure 2-11.If you need to install an optional circuit board such as a Private Link board, single-port Ethernet board, FDDI board, or a four-port Ethernet board, refer to Chapter 5, “Opening a PIX Firewall Chassis” for information about how to open the top panel of the chassis to install circuit boards.

Figure 2-10 Four-Port Ethernet Connectors in a PIX 515

Ethernet 5

Ethernet 3

 

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Connect the inside, outside, or perimeter network cables to the interface ports. Starting from the top left the connectors are Ethernet 2, Ethernet 3, Ethernet 4, and Ethernet 5. The maximum number of allowed interfaces is 6; do not add a single-port card in the extra slot below the four-port card.

Figure 2-11 Two Single-Port Ethernet Connectors in a PIX 515

Ethernet 2

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Cisco Systems 78-11180-01 manual PIX 515 Serial Console Cable

78-11180-01 specifications

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