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To begin using your Symantec Security Platform (SSP) appliance, complete the 

following steps in order. For additional instructions, including safety information, 

see the SSP-S410 and ISG guides

,

 available at: 

techdocs.broadcom.com

1  Unpack the Appliance

Verify the contents of the shipping package for your appliance: (2) C13-to-C14 

AC power cords; (1) RJ45-to-DB9 null modem serial cable; slide-rail kit; 

Quick 

Start Guide

 (this document); Software License Agreement; and Hardware 

Warranty Information.

2  Connect Cables

Note: 

If you would rather mount the appliance before configuring it, skip to 

Step 7—Mount the Appliance

 and then come back and proceed from this step.

a. 

Connect Ethernet cables from the appliance to the following devices.

• 

Appliance 

LAN

 (2:0) port to WAN router (Internet)

• 

Appliance 

LAN

 (2:1) port to LAN switch (main site)

• 

Appliance 

MGMT

 (0:0) port to management switch (workstation)

b. 

Connect the RJ45 end of the included null modem serial cable to the appli-

ance’s 

Console 

port. Connect the other DB9 end of the cable to a serial ter-

minal or workstation with terminal emulation software (a DB9-to-RJ45 rollover 

adapter may be necessary). 

c. 

Connect the included power cords to the appliance’s 

PSU1

 and 

PSU2

 inlets 

and connect the other ends to a valid power source.

Note: 

Ethernet cables are not included with the appliance. Use only straight-

through Ethernet cables, category 5E or better for 1000Base-T operation, 

category 6A for 10GBase-T operation.

3  Power on the Appliance and Verify LEDs

a. 

If the appliance does not automatically power on after connecting to a power 

source, press the soft power switch on the front panel.

b. 

As the appliance boots, verify the following:

• 

The 

Power LED

 turns amber.

• 

Near the end of the boot cycle, the 

Power LED

 alternates between amber 

and green, indicating an unconfigured state.

• 

After initialization (see 

Step 4

), the 

Power LED

 will turn green.

4  Initialize the SSP Host Appliance

a. 

Confirm the appliance’s 

Console

 port is connected to a serial terminal or 

workstation with terminal emulation software.

b. 

Open a terminal emulation program, such as HyperTerminal

®

, PuTTY, or Tera 

Term and configure it to use the following settings:

•  Baud rate:

 9600 bps

•  Data bits:

 8

•  Flow control:

 none

•  Parity:

 none

•  Stop bits:

 1

c. 

When prompted, press 

Enter

 three times.

d. 

To initialize the host appliance, perform the following steps.

• 

On the 

Menu

 screen, press 

2

 to open the Setup Console.

• 

Enter the 

IP address

IP subnet mask

IP gateway

, and 

DNS server

 for 

the appliance’s network ports.

• 

Specify the 

console password

 and 

enable password

. Press any key to 

activate and return to the serial console.

e. 

To access privileged commands on the host appliance, enter:

localhost# 

enable

Enable Password: <host-enable-password>

f. 

To install a license on the host appliance, perform the following steps.

• 

On the 

Menu

 screen, press 

1

 to open CLI.

• 

For node-locked licenses, enter: 

licensing load id

 <serial-number>

• 

For ISG application licenses, enter: 

licensing load id

 <isg-license>

Note: 

You can locate your serial number or ISG license in the e

Fulfillment 

Letter

 you received from Broadcom at the time of purchase.

g. 

To install application images on the host appliance, perform the following steps.

localhost# 

config

localhost(config)# 

images

localhost(config-images)# 

load 

<url>

Note: 

Application images have a .bcsi extension and are available for down-

load from

support.broadcom.com/security

5  Add ISG Applications

a. 

Confirm the appliance’s 

Console

 port is still connected to the serial terminal 

and that the terminal software is configured as in 

Step 4

.

b. 

On the 

Menu

 screen, press 

1

 to open CLI.

c. 

To access privileged commands on the host appliance, enter:

localhost# 

enable

Enable Password: <host-enable-password>

d. 

To add an ISG application, enter:

localhost# 

config

localhost(config)# 

applications

localhost(config-applications)#

 

create

 <app-type> 

image-id

   <app-image> 

model

 <app-model> 

license-id

 <id> <app-name>

Note: 

To add a ProxySG application, enter 

sg

 as the app-type. To add a 

CAS application, enter 

cas

 as the app-type. See your e

Fulfillment

 

Letter 

to verify the number and type of ISG applications and models that can be 

installed on your host appliance.

e. 

To start an ISG application, enter:

localhost(config-applications)# 

start

 <app-name>

localhost(config-applications)# 

attach-console

 <app-name>

f. 

When prompted, press 

Enter

 three times.

g. 

Use the Configuration Wizard to initialize the ISG application.

• 

Press 

a

 to proceed with Manual Setup.

• 

Enter the 

IP address

IP subnet mask

IP gateway

, and 

DNS server

 for 

the appliance’s network ports.

• 

Specify the 

console password

 and 

enable password

.

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