5-5
Cisco PIX Firewall Hardware Installation Guide
78-15170-01
Chapter 5 PIX 520
Installing the PIX 520
If you are not installing a four-port Ethernet circuit board, add the cables as shown in Figure 5-7.
Figure 5-7 Up to Four Single-Port Interfaces in the PIX Firewall
Installing Interface Cables to the PIX 520
Complete these steps to install interface cables to the PIX 520:
Step 1 Locate the serial cable. The serial cable assembly consists of a null modem cable with RJ-45 connectors,
two separate DB-9 connectors, and a separate DB-25 connector as shown in Figure 5-8.
Step 2 Install the serial cable between the PIX Firewall and your console computer.
Figure 5-8 PIX Firewall Serial Cable Assembly
Step 3 Connect one of the DB-9 serial connectors to the console connector on the front panel of the
PIX Firewall.
Step 4 Connect one end of the RJ-45 null modem cable to the DB-9 connector.
Step 5 If you are installing an AC voltage PIX Firewall, connect the PIX Firewall unit’s power cord to the power
connector on the rear panel of the unit, and to a power outlet.
44305
Interface 1
Interface 3
Interface 2
Interface 0
DB-9-to-DB-25
serial cable
(null-modem)
Computer serial port
DB-25 or DB-9
Console
port (DB-9)
PIX Firewall
console connector
C
O
N
S
O
L
E
12275