PA-400R Series Firewall Overview
Item
Component
Description
connect from a Mac or Linux
computer.
4
CONSOLE port
(RJ-45)
Use this port to connect a
management computer to the
firewall using a RJ-45 to USB
cable and terminal emulation
software.
The console connection
provides access to firewall
boot messages, the
Maintenance Recovery Tool
(MRT), and the command line
interface (CLI).
Use the following settings
to configure your terminal
emulation software to connect
to the console port:
• Data rate: 9600
• Data bits: 8
• Parity: none
• Stop bits: 1
• Flow control: None
5
Management port
Use this Ethernet 1Gbps port
to access the management
web interface and perform
administrative tasks. The
firewall also uses this port
for management services,
such as retrieving licenses
and updating threat and
application signatures.
6
SFP/RJ-45 combo ports
Two SFP/RJ-45 combo
ports for 10/100/1000Mbps
speeds.
7
RJ-45 ports
Six RJ-45 10/100/1000Mbps
ports for network traffic.
Ports 3 and 4 are fail-open
ports. They can be configured
to provide a pass-through
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