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About IP2450 Appliance Network
Interface Cards
This chapter describes the network interface cards available for the Check Point IP2450
appliance and how to connect those NICs to your network. The following NICs are described:
Four-Port 10/100 Ethernet NICs
Two-Port Fiber-Optic Gigabit Ethernet NICs
Two-Port and Four-Port Copper Gigabit Ethernet NIC
For instructions about how to add or replace NICs, see
Network Interface Cards and ADP Modules."
The NICs supported in the IP2450 operate at the peripheral component interconnect (PCI)
frequency listed in
Table 8 NIC PCI Frequency
NIC or interface port
10/100 Ethernet
Fiber-optic Gigabit Ethernet
Copper Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Caution
To protect the IP2450 and the memory modules from electrostatic discharge damage,
make sure you are properly grounded before you touch these components. Use a
grounding wrist strap and follow the instructions provided with the wrist strap before
you handle the components or open the appliance. The grounding plug on the front of
the appliance (shown in
you do not have a grounding wrist strap, make sure you are properly grounded before
you touch any electronic component.
Check Point IP2450 Security Platform Installation Guide
Table
8.
Figure 1
on page 17) provides a chassis grounding point. If
Chapter 4, "Installing and Replacing
Maximum PCI operation supported
133 MHz
133 MHz
133 MHz
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