Cisco Systems 78-11180-01 Installing a PIX 520 or Earlier Model

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Installation Guide for the Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Version 5.2

78-11180-01

Chapter2 Installing a PIX Firewall

Installing a PIX 520 or Earlier Model

If you have a PIX-525-UR unrestricted feature license, the following options are available:

•If you have a second PIX 525 to use as a failover unit, install the failover feature and cable as

described in Chapter 3, “Installing Failover.”

Note Do not power on the failover units until the primary unit has been configured.

•If needed, install the PIX Firewall Syslog Server as described in Chapter4, “Installing the PIX

Firewall Syslog Server (PFSS).”

•If you need to install an optional circuit board such as a Private Link, Ethernet, FDDI, or

Token-Ring board, refer to Chapter7, “Installing a Circuit Board.”

•If you need to install additional memory, refer to Chapter6, “Installing a Memory Upgrade.”

Note If for any reason you may choose to downgrade to any software version, note that you need

to use the clear flashfs command before doing so. A new section has been added to Flash

memory that must be cleared before downgrading.

Installing a PIX 520 or Earlier Model

The following topics are described in this section:

•PIX 520 or Earlier Model Installation Instructions

•PIX Firewall with a Four-Port Interface Card

•Installing Interface Cables to a PIX 520 or Earlier Model

Follow these steps to install a PIX 520 or earlier model:

Step 1 Refer to Figure 2-17 for information on the features of the PIX 520 unit.