McAfee M-2950 - Attaching cables to the Sensor; Cable the Console port

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Attaching cables to the Sensor
Follow the steps outlined in this chapter to connect cables to the various ports on your Sensor.
Contents
Cable the Console port
Cable the Auxiliary port
Cable the fail-open port
Cable the Management port
Cable the Monitoring ports
Cable for in-line
Connect the cables for tap mode
Connect the cables for SPAN or hub mode
Cable the fail-over interconnection
About the fail-open hardware
Cable the Console port
The Console port on the Sensor is used for setup and conguration of the Sensor.
Task
1
For console connections, plug the DB9 Console cable supplied by McAfee into the Console port on the
Sensor.
This port is labeled as Console on the Sensor front panel.
2
Connect the other end of the Console port cable directly to a COM port of the PC or terminal server you will
use to congure the Sensor, for example, a PC running correctly congured Windows HyperTerminal
software.
You must connect directly to the console for initial conguration.
Required settings for HyperTerminal are:
Name Setting
Baud rate 38400
Number of bits 8
Parity None
Stop bits 1
Flow Control None
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Power on the Sensor.
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