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Sophos SG 550 Operating Instructions Manual

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Operating Instructions
SG 550/650
Rev. 2

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  • Page 1 Operating Instructions SG 550/650 Rev. 2...

  • Page 2: Security Symbols

    Operating Instructions Foreword We are pleased to welcome you as a new customer of our Sophos SG appliances. To install and configure the hardware appliance you can use the following documents: Ì Hardware Quick Start Guide: Connection to the system peripherals in a few steps Operating Instructions: Notes on the security and Ì...

  • Page 3: Operating Elements And Connections

    Operating Instructions CE Labeling, FCC and Approvals The SG 550/650 appliances comply with FCC Class A, CE, C-Tick, VCCI and UL. Important Note: For computer systems to remain CE and FCC compliant, only CE and FCC compliant parts may be used. Maintaining CE and FCC compliance also requires proper cable and cabling techniques.

  • Page 4: Led Status

    No power LCD and Control Keys The Sophos SG 430/450 units have an LCD and an operating unit with four membrane keys. In the LCD, 16 characters per line can be displayed. The display contains in four cycling views information on the hardware and specific system states.

  • Page 5: Change Ip Address

    Moves cursor to the IP address (Eth0) 192.168.0.1 next right position Exits edit mode without saving Displays netmask value after eth0 Netmask the last IP address digit Change netmask value Saves changed IP address and netmask SG 550/650 Rev. 2...
  • Page 6 Action Item/press What you see on the LCD What it means Config menu 1. Change IP addr Config menu 4. Factory Reset All Data erased! Are you sure? n Toggles between “y“ and “n“ Selects choice SG 550/650 Rev. 2...

  • Page 7: Putting Into Operation

    The supplied parts are indicated in the Hardware Quick Start Guide. Mounting Instructions The SG 550/650 appliances are designed for use in racks. Please consider the following security tips: Important Note: Functional reliability outside of a rack cannot be guaranteed.

  • Page 8: Rack Precautions

    Reliable ground: Reliable grounding must be maintained at all times. Ì To ensure this, the rack itself should be grounded. Particular attention should be given to power supply connections other than the direct connections to the branch circuit (i.e., the use of power strips, etc.). SG 550/650 Rev. 2...

  • Page 9: Rack Mounting Instructions

    How to connect the appliance is described in the Hardware Quick Start Guide. For configuration you can follow the initial setup wizard described in the WebAdmin Quick Start Guide or cancel it and perform a manual setup (see the Sophos SG Firewall Administrator Guide).

  • Page 10: Redundant Power Supply

    Operating Instructions RAID (SSD) System The SG 550/650 model are equipped with a RAID system with two Solid State Drive. A RAID system (redundant array of independent disks) connects several physical Solid State Drive to one particularly performing logical drive. This type of Solid State Drive system enhances the transfer rate and data security.
  • Page 11 SFP GBIC Ports The SG 550/650 models provide the option to add Sophos FleXi Port network modules with SFP (1 GbE) or SFP+ (1/10GbE) GBIC Ports. The abbreviation SFP GBIC stands for small form-factore plugable GigaBit interface converter, a flexible interface which changes electronic signals into optical signals.

  • Page 12: Serial Console

    Please read the operation manual to the SFP GBIC module. Serial Console You can connect a serial console to the COM port of the Sophos SG Firewall hardware appliances. You can use, for instance, the Hyperterminal terminal program which is included with most versions of Microsoft Windows to log on to the appliance console.
  • Page 13 Registered in England and Wales No. 2096520, The Pentagon, Abingdon Science Park, Abingdon, OX14 3YP, UK Sophos is the registered trademark of Sophos Ltd. All other product and company names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

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