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Chapter 5 PIX 520
Installing the PIX 520
If you are not installing a four-port Ethernet circuit board, add the cables as shown in
.
Figure 5-7
Up to Four Single-Port Interfaces in the PIX Security Appliance
Installing Interface Cables to the PIX 520
To install interface cables to the PIX 520, perform the following steps:
Step 1
Locate the serial cable. The serial cable assembly consists of a null modem cable with RJ-45 connectors,
two separate DB-9 connectors, and a separate DB-25 connector as shown in
.
Step 2
Install the serial cable between the PIX security appliance and your console computer.
Figure 5-8
PIX Security Appliance Serial Cable Assembly
Step 3
Connect one of the DB-9 serial connectors to the console connector on the front panel of the PIX security
appliance.
Step 4
Connect one end of the RJ-45 null modem cable to the DB-9 connector.
Step 5
If you are installing an AC voltage PIX security appliance, connect the power cord to the power
connector on the rear panel of the PIX security appliance, and to a power outlet.
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Interface 1
Interface 3
Interface 2
Interface 0
DB-9-to-DB-25
serial cable
(null-modem)
Computer serial port
DB-25 or DB-9
Console
port (DB-9)
PIX security appliance
console connector
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