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Performing the Initial Configuration
34 Check Point IP690 Security Platform Installation Guide
Using a Console Connection
If you do not use DHCP to perform the initial configuration of your Check Point IP690 security
platform, you must use a serial console connection (cable included). After you perform the
initial configuration, you no longer need the console connection.
You can use any standard VT100-compatible terminal with an RS-232 data terminal equipment
(DTE) interface or terminal-emulation program configured with the following settings for the
console:
„
9600 bps
„
8 data bits
„
No parity
„
1 stop bit
To connect to the console
1.
Connect the supplied null-modem cable (console cable) to the console port on the front
panel of the IP690.
Use only the RJ-45 port labeled Console on the front panel; the serial (AUX) port is an
auxiliary port.
One RJ-45 termination has a retractable shroud that releases or secures the RJ-45 tab. Use
this end of the cable when connecting to the console port of the IP690. You can easily
remove the console cable by pulling back on the shroud.
If you connect the console port to a data communications equipment (DCE) device, use a
straight-through cable.
For cable pin assignments for the console connection, see “Console Port” on page 18.
2. Connect the other end of the cable to the VT100 console or to a system running a terminal-
emulation program.
Connecting Power and Turning the Power On
A power switch and a receptacle for the power cord are located on each power supply on the
back of the appliance as shown in
Figure 9 .
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SLOT 1 SLOT 2 SLOT 3
RESET
SLOT 4
1
2
3
4
IP690
AUX CONSOLE
Console port