F5 520, Manual

Page: 19 / 61

Introducing the 520/540 Platform
F5 Networks, Inc., Platform Guide 1 - 9
Figure 1.6 Platform installed in a 19" rack
To connect the cables and hardware for input/output
1. Connect the hardware that you have chosen to use for input/output:
• If you are using a VGA monitor and keyboard, connect the
monitor connector cable to the video port (number 8 in Figure
1.4), and connect the keyboard connector cable to the keyboard
port (number 4 in Figure 1.4).
• Optionally, if you are using a serial terminal as the console,
connect the serial cable to the terminal serial port (number 6 in
Figure 1.4). In this case, you should not connect a keyboard to the
controller. If there is no keyboard connected to the controller
when it is started or rebooted, the controller defaults to using the
serial port as the console.
2. Connect the interface labeled Net1 (number 9 in Figure 1.4) to the
network from which the controller receives connection requests.
If you have purchased a unit with three or more network interface
cards (NICs), be sure to note or write down how you connect the
cables to the interfaces. When you run the Setup utility, it
automatically detects the number of interfaces that are installed, and