Pix Firewall Vpn Accelerator Circuit Board; Installing The Pix 515/515E Dc Model - Cisco PIX 501 Hardware Installation Manual
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Installing the PIX 515/515E DC Model
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PIX Firewall VPN Accelerator Circuit Board
The VPN Accelerator (PIX-VPN-ACCEL) is an encryption and accelerator circuit board. The VPN
Accelerator uses a PCI interface and therefore can only be installed in PIX Firewall platforms with PCI
slots. The VPN Accelerator begins to function immediately after installation without the need of special
installation configurations.
The new VPN Accelerator cannot be used with the former PIX Firewall IPSec accelerator in the same
Note
chassis. The PIX Firewall IPSec accelerator was also known as the Private Link card.
Installing the PIX 515/515E DC Model
Before performing any of the following procedures, ensure that power is removed from the DC circuit.
Warning
To ensure that all power is OFF, locate the circuit breaker on the panel board that services the DC
circuit, switch the circuit breaker to the OFF position, and tape the switch handle of the circuit
breaker in the OFF position.
Complete the following to install the PIX 515/515E DC power model:
Step 1
Read the Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco PIX Firewall document.
Step 2
Terminate the DC input wiring on a DC source capable of supplying at least 15 amps. A 15-amp circuit
breaker is required at the 48 VDC facility power source. An easily accessible disconnect device should
be incorporated into the facility wiring.
Step 3
Power off the PIX 515/515E by checking the power switch at the rear of the unit.
Step 4
As shown in
which you can use to connect a two-hole grounding lug to the PIX 515/515E. Use 8-32 screws to connect
a copper standard barrel grounding lug to the holes. The PIX 515/515E requires a lug where the distance
between the center of each hole is 0.56 inches. A lug is not supplied with the PIX 515/515E.
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If you are installing a 4-port circuit board, note that the circuit board will overlap the slot
connector on the motherboard. This does not affect the use or operation of the circuit board.
Figure 4-23
illustrates how this appears.
Figure
4-24, the PIX 515/515E is equipped with two grounding holes at the back of the unit,
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