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Installation
Additional
Equipment
Required
Equipment
2-4
• PC running RedHat Linux 6.2 or greater software. This software is
used to support the Security Switch 6200 Graphical User Interface
(GUI) and for hosting the Check Point™ FireWall-1
Server.
• PC running WinNT4/Win2K software. This software is used for
launching the Check Point FireWall-1 GUI and the system's embedded
WEB GUI.
• Security applications licenses to activate installed software on
the Security Switch 6200 system.
To install the 6200 chassis in a standard rack you need certain hand
tools, appropriate cabling, and additional hardware not included in the
chassis shipment.
Tools
To install the chassis into a standard rack you need, as a minimum, a
Phillips screwdriver (9" minimum, #2).
Cables
Cabling requirements are installation-specific. Prior to installation you
should know:
• The kind and number of cables required for each type of interface.
• The distance limitations for each signal type. Table 2-1: provides the
approximate cable distance limitations.
Table 2-1: Cable Distance Limitations
Cable Description
Craft port: RS-232 DB9 directly
from the system
Management Link port: 10/100
Copper Ethernet Link Port: 10/100/
1000
Fiber Ethernet Link Port: Gigabit
Table 2-2: shows the cables that ship with chassis.
Cable
Power Cabling Standard AC power cable.
Console Port
Serial shielded straight-through 9-pin D-sub female to 9-
pin male cable.
3COM Security Switch 6200 Hardware and Software Users Guide
Distance Limitation
15 meters maximum
(50 feet maximum)
Cat 5 cable, 100 meters (328 feet)
Cat 5 cable, 100 meters (328 feet)
62.5 micro-fiber - 275 meters
(902 feet)
50 micro-fiber - 550 meters
(1805 feet)
Table 2-2: System Cables
Description
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Management
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