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appliance is used for the device management. The right side ports are unused.
The high-speed Ethernet ports are named Port 0 and Port 1 on the SL-2000 and SL-6000 and
Port 0 to Port 3 on the SL-4000.
The default factory configuration for the high-speed Ethernet ports is:
Port 0
WAN side
Internet connected router
Port 1
LAN side
Port 2
Unused
(for the SL-4000 only)
Port 3
Unused
(for the SL-4000 only)
The default factory settings can be changed through the web configuration utility that is
accessed through a browser.
The most common setup is using the Solida appliance as an endpoint device. This allows for all
incoming and outgoing data packets to be inspected. This offers the best protection against any
type of malicious traffic
For larger networks it might be necessary to protect multiple sections of the network with
dedicated security appliances. For those installations make sure that the WAN port is connected
upwards (towards the Internet router side). Conversely make sure the LAN side is connected to
the sub-partitioned network.
2.3 Management Port
The management port is used for two purposes: Accessing the configuration utility and the
monitoring utility is done through this port. The management port is also used for updating the
threat list data and for communicating with other appliances in a high availability configuration.
It is very important that the management port always has Internet access.
This is typically
accomplished by connecting the management port to a switch in the LAN side of the network
being protected. The default IP address for the management port is 192.168.1.250. Please refer
to the following chapter on how to change this IP address.
The management port IP settings configuration window includes a button labeled “Test
Connection”. Pressing this button will generate a ping to an IP address on the Internet. If this
ping receives a response it can be assumed the management port has proper access to the
Internet. If no response to this ping is detected, the management port does not have the
required access to the Internet. In this case it will be necessary to troubleshoot the installation
and retry this test until a proper connection is made.