Accessing A Device; Using A Console Connection - Juniper SSG 5 Serial Hardware Installation

SSG 5 Hardware Installation and Configuration Guide

Accessing a Device

Using a Console Connection

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Accessing a Device

You can configure and manage an SSG 5 device in several ways:
Console: The Console port on the device allows you to access the device
through a serial cable connected to your workstation or terminal. To configure
the device, you enter ScreenOS Command Line Interface (CLI) commands on
your terminal or in a terminal-emulation program on your workstation.
WebUI: The ScreenOS Web User Interface (WebUI) is a graphical interface
available through a browser. To initially use the WebUI, the workstation on
which you run the browser must be on the same subnetwork as the device. You
can also access the WebUI through a secure server using Secure Sockets Layer
(SSL) with secure HTTP (S-HTTP).
Telnet/SSH: Telnet and SSH are applications that allow you to access devices
through an IP network. To configure the device, you enter ScreenOS CLI
commands in a Telnet session from your workstation. For more information,
refer to the Administration volume of the Concepts & Examples ScreenOS
Reference Guide.
NetScreen-Security Manager: NetScreen-Security Manager is a Juniper
Networks enterprise-level management application that enables you to control
and manage Juniper Networks firewall/IPSec VPN devices. For instructions on
how to manage your device with NetScreen-Security Manager, refer to the
NetScreen-Security Manager Administrator's Guide.
Use a straight-through RJ-45 CAT5 serial cable with a male RJ-45 connector to plug
into the Console port on the device.
To establish a console connection, perform the following steps:
1. Plug the female end of the supplied DB-9 adapter into the serial port of your
workstation. (Be sure that the DB-9 is inserted properly and secured.) Figure 10
shows the type of DB-9 connector that is needed.
Figure 10: DB-9 Adapter
DB-9 adapter
2. Plug the male end of the RJ-45 CAT5 serial cable into the Console port on the
SSG 5. (Be sure that the other end of the CAT5 cable is inserted properly and
secured in the DB-9 adapter.)
RJ-45 jack
RJ-45 cable