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Installing a Sourcefire 3D System Appliance
Installing the Appliance in a Rack
Chapter 3
For information on establishing and managing stacked devices, see Managing
Stacked Devices in the
Sourcefire 3D System User Guide
.
Installing the Appliance in a Rack
The Sourcefire 3D System is delivered on different hardware platforms. You can
rack-mount all Sourcefire appliances, including the 3D500/1000/2000 desktop
devices (with purchase of a 1U mounting kit). When you install an appliance, you
must also make sure that you can access the appliance’s console. To access the
console for initial setup, connect to a Sourcefire appliance in one of the following
ways:
Keyboard and Monitor/KVM
You can connect a USB keyboard and VGA monitor to any Sourcefire
appliance, which is useful for rack-mounted appliances connected to a
keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM) switch.
Ethernet Connection to Management Interface
Configure a local computer, which must not be connected to the internet,
with the following s:
•
IP address:
192.168.45.2
•
netmask:
255.255.255.0
•
default gateway:
192.168.45.1
Using an Ethernet cable, connect the network interface on the local computer
to the management interface on the appliance. To interact with the appliance,
use terminal emulation software such as HyperTerminal or XModem. The
settings for this software are 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity checking, 1
stop bit, and no flow control.
Note that the management interface on a physical Sourcefire appliance is
preconfigured with a default IPv4 address. However, you can reconfigure the
management interface with an IPv6 address as part of the setup process.
After initial setup, you can access the console in the following additional ways:
Serial Connection/Laptop
You can use a serial cable to connect a computer to any Sourcefire appliance
except the 3D2100/2500/3500/4500 devices. To interact with the appliance,
use terminal emulation software as described above.
Lights-Out Management Using Serial over LAN
The LOM feature allows you to perform a limited set of management actions
on a Series 3 appliance, including restoring to factory defaults, using a Serial
over LAN (SOL) connection. For more information, see