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...
Power supply Connector for 1 x HDMI Space for optional 2nd hot optional PoE Power USB 3.0 swappable power supply * The displayed front image is of SG 450 device. The SG 430 device may vary slightly. SG 430/450 Rev. 2...
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.
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 430/450 Rev. 2...
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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 430/450 Rev. 2...
The supplied parts are indicated in the Hardware Quick Start Guide. Mounting Instructions The SG 430/450 appliances are designed for use in racks. Please consider the following security tips: Important Note: Functional reliability outside of a rack cannot be guaranteed.
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 430/450 Rev. 2...
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 UTM Administration Guide).
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SFP GBIC Ports The SG 430/450 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.
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.
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