Introduction; Plugging E Verything I N; Description O F P Ort I Ndicators - Netgate FW-7541 Quick Start Manual

Introduction
Thank y ou f or y our p urchase o f t he N etgate F W-­‐7541 w ith p fSense 2 .0. T he F W-­‐
7541 h ardware p latform i n c ombination w ith t he p opular o pen s ource p fSense
software p rovides a p owerful, r eliable, c ost-­‐effective s olution f or y our n etwork
security n eeds.
This Q uick S tart G uide w ill h elp y ou g et u p a nd r unning w ith a b asic c onfiguration
on y our F W-­‐7541.
Plugging e verything i n
The s ystem c omes p re-­‐assembled a nd r eady t o p lug i n a nd g et s tarted w ith
configuration. T he f ollowing i mage s hows t he l ocation o f t he W AN a nd L AN p orts.
Description o f P ort I ndicators
The f ollowing l ist w ill h elp y ou i n d ecoding t he L ED i ndicators o n t he f ace o f t he F W-­‐
7541 u nit.
HDD L ED
If t he l ight i s o n, t he H DD o r s torage m edium i s b eing a ccessed.
Status L ED
A p rogrammable L ED, n ot y et u sed b y t he O S.
Power L ED
If t he l ight i s o n, i t i ndicates t he s ystem i s p owered o n.
Network I nterface L EDs
Left L ED
Green i ndicates 1 00Mbit/s l ink, O range i s 1 000Mbit/s.
Right L ED
LED i ndicates p ort a ctivity.
If y ou a re r eplacing a n e xisting f irewall o n a p roduction n etwork, y ou w ill w ant t o g o
through t he i nitial c onfiguration w ith t he d evice n ot p lugged i nto y our p roduction
network. Y ou c an p lug a l aptop o r d esktop P C i nto t he L AN p ort t o p erform t he
initial c onfiguration. F or n ew n etworks, y ou c an s tart b y p lugging t he L AN i nto y our
switch.