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Check Point IP690 Security Platform Installation Guide 47
5
Connecting PMC Network Interface
Cards
This chapter describes the network interface cards available for the Check Point IP690 security
platform and how to connect those NICs to your network. The following NICs are described:
„
Four-Port 10/100 Ethernet NIC
„
Two-Port and Four-Port Copper Gigabit Ethernet NIC
„
Two-Port Fiber-Optic Gigabit Ethernet NICs
For instructions about how to add or replace NICs, see Chapter 4, “Installing and Replacing
Network Interface Cards.”
The NICs supported in the Check Point IP690 security platform operate at the peripheral
component interconnect (PCI) frequency listed in
Table 6 .
Caution
To protect the IP690 and the memory modules from electrostatic discharge damage,
make sure you are properly grounded before you touch these components. Use a
grounding wrist strap and follow the instructions provided with the wrist strap before
you handle the components or open the appliance.
Table 6 NIC PCI Frequency
NIC or interface port Maximum PCI operation supported
Four-port 10/100 Ethernet 133 MHz
Two-port copper Gigabit Ethernet
(10/100/1000)
Four-port copper Gigabit Ethernet
(10/100/1000) 133 MHz
133 MHz
Two-port fiber-optic Gigabit Ethernet 133 MHz