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Secure Computing NETWORK INTERFACE CARDS Manual

Network interface cards upgrade

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  • Page 1 ETWORK NTERFACE ARDS PGRADE UIDE Webwasher Web Gateway Security www.securecomputing.com...
  • Page 2 Secure Computing Corporation. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this manual. However, Secure Computing Corporation, makes no warranties with respect to this documentation and disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents ..................Chapter 1 Introduction 1– 1 ................. Chapter 2 Additional Ports 2– 1 ................Chapter 3 Upgrade Procedure 3– 1 ............Chapter 4 Testing the Interface Numbering 4– 1 ..........4.1 Interface Numbering on the WW500 4– 1 ..........4.2 Interface Numbering on the WW1100 4–...
  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction This document describes how to upgrade the network interface cards (NICs) on a Webwasher appliance, using a special type of Gbit network interface card with six ports on it. You can do an upgrade with one or two cards, depending on the appliance model, see below.
  • Page 7: Chapter 2 Additional Ports

    The WW1900 Appliance is equipped with two onboard network interfaces and two network interface cards, each of them providing one port. You can replace one of the network interface cards by a card with six ports, which increases the total number of ports to nine, or replace both network...
  • Page 8 Additional Ports WW2900 • The WW2900 Appliance is equipped with two onboard network interfaces and one additional network interface card, providing two ports. You can insert another card with six ports in one of the two free slots that are provided for this purpose, which increases the number of ports to 10, or insert a card in each of the slots, thus increasing the total number of ports to 16: 2 + 2 + 6 = 10...
  • Page 9: Chapter 3 Upgrade Procedure

    Chapter 3 Upgrade Procedure To complete the upgrade procedure for the network interface cards on your Webwasher appliance, proceed as follows: 1. Power down the appliance and unplug the power cord. 2. Open the appliance cover. Note: As always, observe the usual ESD (Electro Static Discharge) pro- cedures when handling network interface cards.
  • Page 10 Of the slots shown in the diagram, only the upper two (2 and 8) can be used for removing and replacing network interface cards since the lower slots belong to the appliance mainboard.
  • Page 11 Installation and Configuration Guide, Webwasher Appliances. Upgrading two network interface cards – Remove both network interface cards that are already installed when the appliance is shipped, and insert the two new network interface cards instead. WW2900 • Adding one network interface card –...
  • Page 12 Upgrade Procedure The interface numbering on the various appliance models after installing new cards were tested, and the results are shown in the next chapter. 3–4...
  • Page 13: Chapter 4 Testing The Interface Numbering

    Interface Numbering on the WW500 An additional network interface card with six ports on it, representing the model mentioned above, was inserted in the free slot provided for this purpose.
  • Page 14: Interface Numbering On The Ww1100

    Testing the Interface Numbering Interface Numbering on the WW1100 The network interface card that is already installed in the additional slot on the rear side of the appliance when it is shipped was removed. A network interface card with six ports on it, representing the model mentioned above, was inserted there instead.
  • Page 15: Interface Numbering On The Ww1900

    Testing the Interface Numbering Interface Numbering on the WW1900 On this model of the Webwasher appliance, two network interface cards are already installed in slots at the rear side when the appliance is shipped. You may either replace and upgrade one of these cards or both.
  • Page 16: Interface Numbering On The Ww2900

    Testing the Interface Numbering Replacing Two Network Interface Cards Before installing the two new cards, the four network interfaces on this appli- ance were numbered in the following way: Two additional eth0 eth1 cards Onboard inter- eth3 eth2 faces 1 + 2 Then both additional cards were replaced by new cards.
  • Page 17 1 + 2 New card in eth2 eth3 eth4 eth5 eth6 eth7 upper slot Adding Two Network Interface Cards Before installing the two new cards, the four network interfaces on this appli- ance were numbered in the following way: Additional...