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Cisco PIX Firewall Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter 2 PIX 501
PIX 501 Product Overview
Figure 2-2 shows the rear view of the PIX 501.
Figure 2-2 PIX 501 Rear Panel
Figure 2-3 shows the PIX 501 front panel LEDs.
Figure 2-3 PIX 501 Front Panel LEDs
Table 2-1 lists the state of the PIX 501 front panel LEDs.
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Tip If the LINK/ACT LED does not light up, you might be using the wrong type of cable. Try replacing the
yellow, straight-through Ethernet cable with the orange, crossover Ethernet cable.
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POWER
4
3
2
1
0
CONSOLE
3.3V 4.5A
POWER
VPN TUNNEL
LINK/ACT
100 MBPS
12
3
4
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Table 2-1 PIX 501 Front Panel LEDs
LED State Description
POWER Green The device is powered on.
Off The device is powered off.
LINK/ACT Flashing green Network activity, such as Internet access, is present.
Green The correct cable is in use, and the connected equipment has power
and is operational.
Off No link is established.
VPN TUNNEL Green One or more IKE/IPSec VPN tunnels are established.
Off One or more IKE/IPSec VPN tunnels are disabled. If the standard
configuration is not modified to support VPN tunnels, the LED does
not light up because it is disabled by default. Also, the LED does not
light up when PPTP/L2TP tunnels are established.
100 MBPS Green The interface is enabled at 100 Mbps (autonegotiated).
Off The interface is enabled at 10 Mbps.
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