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PA-7000 Series Firewall Installation

Connect Cables to a PA-7000 Series Firewall

After you Connect Power to a PA-7000 Series
to the management port (MGT) on the firewall so you can begin the initial configuration. You
can optionally connect your management computer to the console port, which provides a serial
connection to the firewall and enables you to view the bootup messages and manage the firewall
using the command line interface (CLI). Both the MGT and console ports are located on the
Switch Management Card (SMC). You then configure the Network Processing Card (NPC) ports
and then connect these ports to your switch or router.
If you install two matching firewalls in a high availability configuration, you will also connect HA
cables between the two chassis (see
The following images show the PA-7050 firewall and PA-7080 firewall cable connections. To
install cable guides, see
PA-7000 Series Firewall Hardware Reference
HA Links and Backup
PA-7000 Series Firewall Equipment Rack
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Firewall, connect your management computer
Links).
Installation.
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