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Firepower 8000 Series Hardware Installation Guide
Chapter 3 Installing a Firepower 8000 Series Device
Installing the Firepower Device in a Rack
To use LOM to restore the appliance to factory settings, do
not
delete network settings. Deleting the
network settings also drops the LOM connection. For more information, see the
Firepower 8000
Series Getting Started Guide
.
To install the appliance:
Step 1
Mount the appliance in your rack using the mounting kit and its supplied instructions.
Step 2
Connect to the appliance using either a keyboard and monitor or Ethernet connection.
Step 3
If you are using a keyboard and monitor to set up the appliance, use an Ethernet cable now to connect
the management interface to a protected network segment.
If you plan to perform the initial setup process by connecting a computer directly to the appliance’s
management interface, you will connect the management interface to the protected network when you
finish setup.
Step 4
For a Firepower device, connect the sensing interfaces to the network segments you want to analyze
using the appropriate cables for your interfaces:
•
Copper Sensing Interfaces: If your device includes copper sensing interfaces, make sure you use the
appropriate cables to connect them to your network; see
Cabling Inline Deployments on Copper
.
•
Fiber Adapter Card: For devices with a fiber adapter card, connect the LC connectors on the optional
multimode fiber cable to two ports on the adapter card in any order. Connect the SC plug to the
network segment you want to analyze.
•
Fiber Tap: If you are deploying the device with an optional fiber optic tap, connect the SC plug on
the optional multimode fiber cable to the “analyzer” port on the tap. Connect the tap to the network
segment you want to analyze.
•
Copper Tap: If you are deploying the device with an optional copper tap, connect the A and B ports
on the left of the tap to the network segment you want to analyze. Connect the A and B ports on the
right of the tap (the “analyzer” ports) to two copper ports on the adapter card.
For more information about options for deploying the managed device, see
Note that if you are deploying a device with bypass interfaces, you are taking advantage of your device’s
ability to maintain network connectivity even if the device fails. See
Testing an Inline Bypass Interface
for information on installation and latency testing.
Step 5
Attach the power cord to the appliance and plug into a power source.
If your appliance has redundant power supplies, attach power cords to both power supplies and plug them
into separate power sources.
Step 6
Turn on the appliance.
If you are using a direct Ethernet connection to set up the appliance, confirm that the link LED is on for
both the network interface on the local computer and the management interface on the appliance. If the
management interface and network interface LEDs are not lit, try using a crossover cable. For more
information, see
Cabling Inline Deployments on Copper Interfaces, page 6-5
What To Do Next
•
Complete the setup process that allows the new appliance to communicate on your trusted
management network; see the
Firepower 8000 Series Getting Started Guide
.