Chapter 4 Attaching Cables To The M-8000; Cabling The Console Port; Cabling The Auxiliary Port - McAfee IIP-M80K-ISAA - Network Security Platform M-8000 Product Manual

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Attaching Cables to the M-8000
Follow the steps outlined in this chapter to connect cables to the various ports on
your sensor.

Cabling the Console port

The Console port on M-8000 P is used for setup and configuration of the sensor. You
can use the Console port on M-8000 S to recover the flash image.
For console connections, plug the DB9 Console cable supplied by McAfee into
1
the
Console
Connect the other end of the Console port cable directly to a COM port of the PC
2
or terminal server you will use to configure the sensor (for example, a PC running
correctly configured Windows HyperTerminal software). You must connect
directly to the console for initial configuration.
Required settings for HyperTerminal are:
Baud rate
Number of bits
Parity
Stop bits
Flow Control
Power on the sensor.
3

Cabling the Auxiliary port

The Auxiliary (
configuration.
You cannot use a modem the first time you configure a sensor.
For modem connections, plug a straight-through modem cable into the Auxiliary
1
port (labeled
Connect a modem to the
2
Connect a telephone line to the modem.
Required settings for the
port (labeled on the sensor front panel) on M-8000 P.
Console
Name
38400
8
None
1
None
Aux ) port is also used for modem access to the sensor for setup and
Aux on the sensor front panel) on M-8000 P.
Aux port.
port are:
Aux
17
Setting