Chapter 3: ProtectServer External 2 Plus Installation and Configuration
Optional Items
The following items can be used with your ProtectServer HSM. Contact your Thales sales representative to
order these items.
>
SafeNet 110 Time-Based OTP Token
(enables multifactor authentication on ProtectServer HSM tokens)
Thales recommends ordering at least two (2) OTP tokens for each slot on the HSM (one each for the
Security Officer and Token User).
PN: 955-000237-001
>
ProtectServer-compatible Verifone PIN pad
(enables manual key component entry)
PN: 934-000087-001
Installing the ProtectServer External 2 Plus Hardware
This section provides basic hardware installation instructions (mounting in a rack, connecting cables, etc.). The
ProtectServer External 2 Plus appliance comes with front brackets and side-rails and sliders for the rear
brackets, packed separately in the carton.
Installation Notes
1.
Any computer that is to act as a client to the ProtectServer External 2 Plus appliance must have the Client
software installed. Windows users should log in to your computer as a user with Administrator privileges.
2.
A computer that is to be used only for administering the ProtectServer External 2 Plus does not need the
Client software - only an SSH client such as the PuTTY program that we have provided for Windows, or the
SSH utilities that come standard with most Linux and UNIX platforms.
3.
Both tasks (Client, and administration) can be performed on a single computer, but in normal practice they
are often separate tasks for separate computers.
Installing the ProtectServer External 2 Plus Hardware
You can optionally install the brackets if they suit your equipment rack. The front brackets can be installed with
their tabs forward (for flush-mount of the appliance) or reversed, to allow the front of the appliance to stand out
from the rack. The rear brackets install in either direction - as appropriate for your rack post spacing - with the
brackets simply sliding into the rails on each side of the appliance.
The supplied brackets are designed and intended for 4-point support of the appliance, in racks with rear-post
depth up to 22 inches.
Thales ProtectServer HSM 5.9.1 ProtectServer HSM and ProtectToolkit Installation and Configuration Guide
2021-11-02 08:51:40-04:00 Copyright 2009-2021 Thales Group
46
