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Blue Coat ® Systems SG210 Series Installation Guide Version: SGOS 5.2.x...
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Blue Coat Systems, Inc. All right, title and interest in and to the Software and documentation are and shall remain the exclusive property of Blue Coat Systems, Inc.
Contents Chapter 1: The SG210 Series Appliance ....................5 Unpacking the SG210............................5 Front and Back Panel Features .........................5 The Front-Panel LEDs..........................5 Rear Components............................6 Installing the SG210 ............................7 Placing the SG210 on a Shelf or Tabletop ....................7 Mounting the SG210 on a Wall .........................7 Mounting the SG210 in an Equipment Rack ...................9...
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Blue Coat SG210 Installation Guide Chapter 4: Next Steps ..........................41 Appendix A: Removing the Pass-Through Card ................. 43 Appendix B: Specifications ........................47 Environmental and Electrical ......................... 47 Appendix C: Regulatory Statements....................49 Rack-Mounting Safety Instructions ....................... 49 Class A Digital Warning ..........................49 EC Community EMC Warning ........................
Dieses Produkt wird für Betrieb vorgehabt und wird nur durch passend ausgebildeten technisches Personal gewartet. Front and Back Panel Features This section describes the front and back panel on the SG210. The Front-Panel LEDs Power Adapter Port System Disk Drive Figure 1-1: Front-Panel LEDs Chapter 1: The SG210 Series Appliance...
Figure 1-2: Components on the Back of the SG210 Power Supply Adapter Port Connects to the power supply adapter. Connecting a power cable to the power supply adapter and to an electrical outlet powers on the SG210. Blue Coat SG210 Installation Guide...
Phillips screwdriver. Use the holes on the wall-mounting bracket to mark the positions on the wall for the two anchors; drill holes in the wall just large enough to fit each anchor. Chapter 1: The SG210 Series Appliance...
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3 Locate the two notches 4 Insert the two notches into the wall hooks Figure 1-4: Secure the Wall-Mount Bracket to the Wall Blue Coat SG210 Installation Guide...
Figure 1-5: Attach the Brackets to the SG210 Important: Ensure that the SG210 is fully supported when mounting it in the equipment rack: do not allow the brackets to support the SG210 until they are securely placed. Chapter 1: The SG210 Series Appliance...
Plug one end of the power cable into the power supply adapter. Plug the power supply adapter into the SG210 Plug the power cable into the power supply adapter Figure 1-7: Plug in the Power Adapter and Power Cable Blue Coat SG210 Installation Guide...
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Plug the other end of the power cable into a power outlet. Important: The use of a wall-socket adapter is not recommended, Blue Coat recommends getting a localized power cable for your appliance. Country-specific power cables are required to maintain product safety compliance and the warranty.
Chapter 2: First-Time Configuration First-time configuration involves setting the basic network parameters and ensuring that the SG210 and software are working properly. The initial configuration might be done either using a standalone PC, a serial terminal, or after placing the SG210 into your network.
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• Director Registration Use this method only if you have a Blue Coat 510 Director. The Director allows you to configure an SG appliance and automatically register it with the Director. See Section A: “Using the Serial Console to Configure Initial Settings on page 15 to configure initial settings.
• IP subnet mask • IP gateway address • DNS server This procedure is valid for all SG210 Series appliances. PC Note: If the PC is using standard serial port settings, you should have a problem-free connection. If your PC has non-standard serial port settings, refer to your PC.
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Note: If you have removed the pass-through card, you are asked if you want to configure a software bridge. If you enter YES, you must configure at least one bridge port and associate a network interface with it. Blue Coat SG210 Installation Guide...
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If you select the following screen displays: Welcome to the ProxySG Appliance Setup Console ---------------------- (page 1 of 5) --------------------- Press <ESC> at any time to return to the main menu Setup mode: Manual DIRECTIONS: Please enter the IP addresses for the SG Appliance. The following interface will be configured: 1.
Verify console password: ”******” That password is easily guessed Choose another? Y/N [Yes] N Enter enable password: ”******” Verify enable password: ”******” That password is easily guessed. Choose another? Y/N [Yes] N Figure 2-11: Initial Setup—Page Two Blue Coat SG210 Installation Guide...
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If the setup password is lost, assistance from Blue Coat Systems will be required and all system configuration may be lost. It is recommended that the password be stored in a physically secure location.
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Management Console (under Authentication). You can add or remove IP addresses or you can enable or disable workstation restrictions. Refer to Volume 4: Securing the Blue Coat ProxySG Appliance of the Blue Coat ProxySG Configuration and Management Guide Suite for details.
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You have chosen MACH5 Edition as the trial edition. Would you like to change it? Y/N [No] Important: In the trial period, Blue Coat allows you to migrate between the MACH5 edition and the Proxy edition. If you have purchased a MACH5 edition license, you may run the Proxy edition during the trial period.
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To access the SG210 Management Console, enter the following address into your Web browser: https://proxysg_IP:8082/ where proxysg_IP is the IP address that you configured for this SG210. “Logging in to the SG210 Management Console on page 30 for more information about accessing the SG210. Blue Coat SG210 Installation Guide...
Section C: Configuring the SG210 Using the Web Setup Wizard Important: To configure your SG210 using a browser, the following conditions must be met: • The browser must support Javascript and Javascript must be enabled. • The browser must not be proxied. For information about proxied browsers, see “The Web Setup Wizard Is Not Accessible”...
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Enter the following network settings in Network > Address IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway DNS Server (Optional) Configure the Application Delivery Network (ADN) settings. Blue Coat SG210 Installation Guide...
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MACH5 settings for WAN acceleration or retain the Default Settings default settings, which are more secure. Note: Select the license trial version that matches the license you purchased when buying the SG210 Series appliance. Confirm the settings and click . This screen displays: Configure Note: The Web-based wizard is available only for initial appliance configuration (or following a reset to factory defaults).
This section describes how to configure the SG210 using the Director Registration feature. Director Registration is a process that provides appliance authentication and allows Blue Coat devices to verify each other without exchanging passwords over the network. Director registration establishes a secure administrative session with the SG210 and authenticates the SG appliance to the Director as an SSL client.
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Director to authenticate the SG210 appliance. For more information refer to Blue Coat Systems Director—Configuration and Management Guide. Note: The SG210 does not prompt for a registration password if it detects that it has an appliance certificate.
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Press "enter" three times to activate the serial console Figure 2-16: Screen to verify Director serial number and register with Director To configure the SG210 using the Director, go to the Director Management Console or the Director CLI. Blue Coat SG210 Installation Guide...
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To log in to the serial console right away, press < Enter > three times. A menu displays offering two choices: 1) Command Line Interface 2) Setup Console To access the CLI or Management Console of the SG210: Enter in the serial console menu to select the CLI. “Logging in to the SG210 CLI”...
Help screen to display information for that screen. The online help contains the complete text of the Blue Coat ProxySG Configuration and Management Guide Suite. Once you are in the online help, use the (Table of Contents) and...
SGOS# configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CTRL-Z. SGOS#(config) Refer to the Blue Coat ProxySG Configuration and Management Guide Suite or the Blue Coat ProxySG Command Line Reference for information about using the CLI to configure the SG210.
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SGOS# configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CTRL-Z. SGOS#(config) Refer to the Blue Coat ProxySG Configuration and Management Guide Suite or the Blue Coat ProxySG Command Line Reference for information about using the CLI to configure the SG210.
Chapter 3: Troubleshooting This chapter describes how to isolate and solve common problems during the installation of the SG210. The topics discussed in this section are: • “A Network Link is Not Established” on page 33 • “The Web Setup Wizard Is Not Accessible” on page 34 •...
If the SG210 does not power on, check that the power supply adapter is fully inserted into the back of the SG210 and that the power cable is fully inserted into the power supply adapter and a working electrical outlet. Blue Coat SG210 Installation Guide...
Cannot Access the Serial Console If you have connected a serial cable to the SG210 but you cannot open the serial console, do the following: • Check cable connections. • Check configuration information at the terminal emulator for the correct settings (see“Initial Configuration Using a Direct Serial Port Connection”...
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The Sensor statistics window opens—the Status column is green and displays for healthy environment statistics, or is red and displays the problem for unhealthy environment statistics. Figure 3-4: Sensor Statistics Window Close the Sensor statistics window when you are finished. Blue Coat SG210 Installation Guide...
To Identify a system problem or failure through the CLI: Log in to the SG210 CLI (see “Logging in to the SG210 CLI” on page 31 for information). From any CLI mode, enter the following command: sgos# show system-resource-metrics The hardware and software system resource metrics display. These include the range for upper and lower critical readings for each environmental statistic, followed by the current reading and threshold status.
You must create a new certificate and then edit the HTTPS-Console service to use it. For information about creating a new certificate and editing the HTTPS-Console service, refer to Volume 5: Securing the ProxySG of the Blue Coat ProxySG Configuration and Management Guide Suite.
The SG210 Cannot Connect to the Director If the SG210 is unable to connect to the Director during Director Registration, the following screen displays: You have entered the following IP addresses: IP address: 10.0.1.246 IP subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 Director IP: 10.0.0.1 IP gateway: 10.0.1.1 Would you like to change any of them? Y/N [No] Connecting to 10.0.0.1 to determine Director serial number...
Blue Coat ProxySG Configuration and Management Guide Suite (the CMG). You will need to download the CMG from the Blue Coat Web site at www.bluecoat.com. (Look for WebPower Login under Support.) This site also has the latest support bulletins and technical notes.
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Blue Coat recommends attaching one of the software license stickers to the chassis and saving the other one for future reference. You can attach it to this document and file it, or attach it to another document, as required in your enterprise.
The SG 210 Series appliance ships a pass-through card—a 10/100 dual port Ethernet adapter designed by Blue Coat to provide an efficient, fault-tolerant bridging solution. If this card is installed on your SG210, the SGOS detects the card upon system bootup and automatically creates a bridge—the two Ethernet ports on the appliance serve as the bridge ports.
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You might need to push the SG210 chassis away from you at the same time. Lift the cover up and off. Loosen the cover screws and use them to remove the cover Figure 5-8: Remove the Rack-Mounting Brackets and the Cover Blue Coat SG210 Installation Guide...
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Locate the pass-through card and remove the pass-through-card screw: if you are facing the front of the SG210, the pass-through card is located near the back of the SG210 on the left. Remove this screw from the pass-through card Front of the SG210 Figure 5-9: Remove the Pass-Through Card Screw Remove the pass-through card (grasp it on two sides and lift up until it disconnects).
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One of the proxies must be designated with a higher priority (a master proxy). Refer to Volume 2: Getting Started in the Blue Coat ProxySG Configuration and Management Guide for information. Blue Coat SG210 Installation Guide...
Appendix B: Specifications Environmental and Electrical Important: Any modifications to the unit, unless expressly approved by Blue Coat, can void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Enclosure (Einschließung) 19 inch rack-mountable with optional brackets, desktop, wall mount Height (Höhe) 43.7 mm (1.72 in);...
Appendix C: Regulatory Statements Any modification to this product, unless expressly approved by Blue Coat Systems, Inc., could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Rack-Mounting Safety Instructions Elevated Operating Ambient—If installed in a closed or multi-unit rack assembly, the operating ambient temperature of the rack environment may be greater than room ambient.
Metter au rebut less batteries usagees conformement aux instructions du fabricant. VORSICHT! Explosionsgefahr bei unsachgemäßem Austausch der Batterie. Ersatz nur durch denselben oder einen vom Hersteller empfohlenen glelchwertigen Typ. Blue Coat SG210 Installation Guide...
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Entsorgung gebrauchter Batterien nach Angaben des Herstellers. PRECAUCIÓN: Peligro de explosión si la batería es colocada incorrectamente. Substituya solo con el modelo original o la recomendación del fabricante. Disponga de las baterías usadas según las instrucciones del fabricante. Connection to ports not defined for normal operation, according to this manual, might result in excessive radiated emissions.
EN 55022: 1998+A1:2000+A2:2003 Following the provisions of the 73/23/EEC and 89/336/EEC Directives, including the Amending Directive 93/68/EEC. Blue Coat Systems model 210 is also in conformity with the following standard: Directive 2002/95/EC, Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS). Sunnyvale, CA 94085...
Index adapter port LEDs, description of 6 installing the SG210 mounting on a wall 7 mounting on an equipment-rack 9 certificate placing on a shelf or tabletop 7 invalid if SG210 moves or changes IP address 38 rack mounting notes 9 safety instructions 49 logging in to using a direct serial connection 22 logging in to using an SSH client 32...
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35 terminal emulator direct serial connection parameters 15 troubleshooting 33 unhealthy status identifying the problem 36 – upgrade kits, purchase 41 username configuring using a serial terminal or PC 19 Web setup wizard 13 Blue Coat SG210 Installation Guide...
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