Cisco Systems PIX515E quick start Alternative Ways to Access the PIX 515E

Alternative Ways to Access the PIX 515E

You can access the CLI for administration using the console port on the PIX Firewall. To do so, you must run a serial terminal emulator on a PC or workstation.

Step 1 Connect the blue console cable so that you have a DB-9 connector on one end as required by the serial port for your computer, and the RJ-45 connector on the other end.

Note Use the console port to connect to a computer to enter configuration commands. Locate the blue console cable from the accessory kit. The blue console cable assembly consists of a null-modem cable with RJ-45 connectors and a DB-9 connector.

Step 2 Connect the RJ-45 connector to the PIX 515E console port, and connect the other end to the serial port connector on your computer.

		PIX-515
100 Mbps Link	FDX	FAILOVER
10/100 ETHERNET 0/0		CONSOLE

Console

port (RJ-45)

RJ-45 to DB-9	PC terminal adapter DB-9
serial cable
(null-modem)
	99547

•If your PIX 515E has a four-port Ethernet circuit board already installed, the Ethernet circuit boards are numbered as shown in the illustration below. The four-port Ethernet circuit board is required to access the PIX 515E unrestricted license.

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