Cisco PIX-515E Quick Start Manual page 32

Alternative Ways to Access the PIX 515E
You can access the CLI for administration using the console port on the PIX Firewall. To do so, you
must run a serial terminal emulator on a PC or workstation
Connect the blue console cable so that you have a DB-9 connector on one end as required by
Step 1
the serial port for your computer, and the RJ-45 connector on the other end.
Use the console port to connect to a computer to enter configuration commands. Locate
Note
the blue console cable from the accessory kit. The blue console cable assembly consists of
a null-modem cable with RJ-45 connectors and a DB-9 connector.
Connect the RJ-45 connector to the PIX 515E console port, and connect the other end to the
Step 2
serial port connector on your computer.
100 Mbp s
Link
FDX
10/1 00 ETH ER NE T 0/0
RJ-45 to DB-9
serial cable
(null-modem)
• If your PIX 515E has a four-port Ethernet circuit board already installed, the Ethernet
circuit boards are numbered as shown in the illustration below. The four-port Ethernet
circuit board is required to access the PIX 515E unrestricted license.
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FAIL OVE R
CO NS OLE
Console
port (RJ-45)
.
PC terminal adapter DB-9