Comtech EF Data / Stampede
FX Series Administration Guide - Version 6.2.2
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Chapter: Initial Installation Information
Section: How to Configure Two FX Series Appliances in a Mesh Configuration
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2.6
How to Configure Two FX Series Appliances in a Mesh Configuration
This configuration consists of two FX Series appliances, one configured as a FX Series ADC and the second
appliance configured as a FX Remote.
NOTE: Two FX1005 appliances can be installed in a rack using the Double Unit Rack Mount (See Section
1.8.8 above - FX Series FX-1005 Hardware Mounting Options)
2.6.1
Cable the Appliances
A short cable is provided for the connection from the Remote’s LAN port to the ADC’s WAN port (the
yellow connection in the figure below:
(See picture of rear panel in section 1.8.6 above)
1.
Connect the Eth3 (WAN) port of FX Remote to the satellite connection. [Blue]
2.
Connect the Eth2 (LAN) port of the FX-Remote to the Eth3 (WAN) port of the FX-ADC. [Yellow]
3.
Connect the Eth2 (LAN) port of the FX-ADC to the user network. [Green]
Figure 2-1 FX Series Mesh Connection Diagram
2.6.2
Configure the appliances
To configure the appliances, see Sections 2.2 How to Configure Appliance Management Address
and Section 2.6 How to Configure Two FX Series Appliances in a Mesh Configuration.
2.6.3
Mesh installation with Redundancy capability
This scenario consists of two sets of appliances at the site. The configuration for each appliance is done
separately to backup FX Series Appliances with fail to wire configuration. The configuration setups are
similar as described in Section 3.6 below and is shown diagramed here.