SA-S500 Series
2
Security Analytics
Quick Start Guide
SA-S500 Appliance Configurations
The SA-S500 is available in the following appliance
configurations with the indicated port enumerations.
3 — Power On the Appliance and
Verify LEDs
To verify the appliance is operational:
1. Confirm the appliance’s power cords are securely
connected to a power source.
2. If the appliance does not automatically power on, press
the rear soft power switch.
NOTE:
The state of the appliance’s soft power switch
(on or off) is retained when power is removed. This may
necessitate pressing the power switch when reapplying
power to the appliance.
3. As the appliance boots, verify the following:
The power LED turns amber.
Near the end of the boot cycle, the Power LED
alternates between amber and green, indicating an
unconfigured state.
After the boot cycle has completed, the LCD panel
displays information about the appliance, such as
model, serial number, and IP address, which can be
scrolled with the front-panel arrows.
Following the initial configuration and licensing, the
Power LED turns green.
During operation, the front-panel status LEDs indicate the
following states:
4 — Perform the Initial
Configuration
You must have the following network information to initialize
the appliance:
To perform the initial configuration for the appliance:
1. Confirm the appliance’s
DB9 serial
port is connected to
a serial terminal or workstation with terminal software.
2. Open a terminal emulation program, such as Microsoft
HyperTerminal®, PuTTY, Tera Term, or ProComm™,
and configure it to use the following settings:
LED
Color
Description
Power
Status
Off
Powered off or no power present
Amber
Booting
Amber/green
alternating
Not yet initialized
Green
Powered on and configured
System
Status
Off
Powered off or no power present
Green
Normal
Amber
System fault or not yet licensed
Amber blinking
Critical fault
Appliance IP address
Subnet mask
Primary DNS server IP
address
Link settings (speed and
duplex)
Default Gateway IP address
Admin ID and password
Baud rate:
9600 bps
Data bits:
8
Parity:
none
Stop bits:
1
Flow control:
none
