Installing the IPS 4510 and IPS | Cisco Systems IPS4520K9 instruction

Chapter 7 Installing the IPS 4510 and IPS 4520

Installing the IPS 4510 and IPS 4520

Table 7-7lists the SFP/SFP+ modules that the IPS 4510 and IPS 4520 support.

Table 7-7 SFP/SFP+ Modules

1G SFP Module

GLC-SX-MM	1000 Base-SX SFP module

GLC-SX-MMD	1000BASE-SX short wavelength, with DOM

GLC-LH-SM	1000 Base-LX/LH SFP module

GLC-LH-SMD	1000BASE-LX/LH long-wavelength, with DOM

GLC-T	1000BASE-T standard

10G SFP+ Module

SFP-10G-ER	10G ER SFP+ module

SFP-10G-SR	10G SR SFP+ module

SFP-10G-LRM	10G LRM SFP+ module

SFP-10G-LR	10G LR SFP+ module

SFP-H10GB-ACU7M	10GBASE-CU SFP+ Cable 7 Meter, active

SFP-H10GB-ACU10M	10GBASE-CU SFP+ Cable 10 Meter, active

SFP-H10GB-CU1M	10GBASE-CU SFP+ cable 1 meter, passive

SFP-H10GB-CU3M	10GBASE-CU SFP+ cable 3 meter, passive

SFP-H10GB-CU5M	10GBASE-CU SFP+ cable 5 meter, passive

Installing the IPS 4510 and IPS 4520

The IPS 4510 and IPS 4520 have two dedicated Gigabit Ethernet interfaces for device management that are called Management 0/0 and Management 0/1. The additional interface, Management 0/1 is reserved for future use. The management interfaces are similar to the console port, because they only accept traffic that is destined to-the-box (versus traffic that is through-the-box).

To connect the IPS 4510 and IPS 4520 cables to the network interfaces, follow these steps:

Step 1 Place the sensor on a flat, stable surface, or in a rack (if you are rack-mounting it).

Step 2 Connect to the management interface, Management 0/0.

a.Locate an Ethernet cable, which has an RJ-45 connector on each end.

	Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Appliance and Module Installation Guide for IPS 7.1

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IPS4520K9 specifications

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Cisco Systems IPS4520K9 manual Installing the IPS 4510 and IPS, 1G SFP Module, 10G SFP+ Module

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1G SFP Module

10G SFP+ Module

Installing the IPS 4510 and IPS 4520

IPS4520K9 specifications