Page 2 - Before You Begin the Installation; Note
2-2 Installation Guide for the Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Version 5.2 78-11180-01 Chapter 2 Installing a PIX Firewall Before You Begin the Installation Before You Begin the Installation Note The information you gather here is required during configuration and is a reminder to find it while installing...
Page 3 - MTU size; Introduction; Cisco PIX Firewall Configuration Guide, Version 5.2
2-3 Installation Guide for the Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Version 5.2 78-11180-01 Chapter 2 Installing a PIX Firewall Installing a PIX 506 • MTU size —The maximum transmission unit (MTU) size for each network interface. You only need to specify a value if you want to set an MTU size that differs from...
Page 4 - PIX 506 Installation Steps; Follow these steps to install a PIX 506:
2-4 Installation Guide for the Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Version 5.2 78-11180-01 Chapter 2 Installing a PIX Firewall Installing a PIX 506 Figure 2-2 PIX 506 Back Panel PIX 506 Installation Steps The PIX 506 should be placed on a flat, stable surface. The PIX 506 is not rack mountable. Follow these s...
Page 5 - or; Configuring the PIX 506; For more configuration information, refer to the
2-5 Installation Guide for the Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Version 5.2 78-11180-01 Chapter 2 Installing a PIX Firewall Installing a PIX 506 Step 2 The inside or outside network connections can be made to either interface port on the PIX 506. Connect the inside network cable to the interface connector ...
Page 8 - The PIX 515 can be mounted in a rack, on a wall, or on a flat surface.; Rack Mounting; Use the following steps to install the PIX 515 in a rack:
2-8 Installation Guide for the Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Version 5.2 78-11180-01 Chapter 2 Installing a PIX Firewall Installing a PIX 515 Mounting the PIX 515 The PIX 515 can be mounted in a rack, on a wall, or on a flat surface. If you do not wish to rack mount the unit, attach the rubber feet to t...
Page 9 - Vertical Mounting; PIX 515 Installation Steps; Use the following steps to install a PIX 515:
2-9 Installation Guide for the Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Version 5.2 78-11180-01 Chapter 2 Installing a PIX Firewall Installing a PIX 515 Vertical Mounting To mount the PIX 515 vertically, attach the brackets to the side of the unit and mount the unit vertically as shown in Figure 2-8. Figure 2-8 In...
Page 11 - Configuring the PIX 515; PIX 515 Feature Licenses
2-11 Installation Guide for the Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Version 5.2 78-11180-01 Chapter 2 Installing a PIX Firewall Installing a PIX 515 As shown in Figure 2-11, if your unit has one or two single-port Ethernet cards installed in the auxiliary assembly on the left of the unit at the rear, the card...
Page 12 - clear flashfs
2-12 Installation Guide for the Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Version 5.2 78-11180-01 Chapter 2 Installing a PIX Firewall Installing a PIX 525 Note If for any reason you may choose to downgrade to any software version, note that you need to use the clear flashfs command before doing so. A new section ha...
Page 13 - The LEDs display the following transmission states:
2-13 Installation Guide for the Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Version 5.2 78-11180-01 Chapter 2 Installing a PIX Firewall Installing a PIX 525 • ACT—On when the unit is the Active failover unit. If failover is present, the light is on when the unit is the Active unit and off when the unit is in Standby ...
Page 14 - LINK—Shows that data is passing through that interface.; PIX 525 Installation Steps; Use the following steps to install a PIX 525:
2-14 Installation Guide for the Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Version 5.2 78-11180-01 Chapter 2 Installing a PIX Firewall Installing a PIX 525 • LINK—Shows that data is passing through that interface. The following are fixed connectors on the back of the PIX 525: • RJ-45—Network and console connectors. ...
Page 15 - Configuring the PIX 525
2-15 Installation Guide for the Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Version 5.2 78-11180-01 Chapter 2 Installing a PIX Firewall Installing a PIX 525 Step 3 The inside or outside network connections can be made to any available interface port on the PIX 525. If you are only using the ETHERNET 0 and ETHERNET 1 ...
Page 16 - PIX 525 Feature Licenses; Installing a PIX 520 or Earlier Model; PIX 520 or Earlier Model Installation Instructions
2-16 Installation Guide for the Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Version 5.2 78-11180-01 Chapter 2 Installing a PIX Firewall Installing a PIX 520 or Earlier Model PIX 525 Feature Licenses If you have a PIX-525-UR unrestricted feature license, the following options are available: • If you have a second PIX ...
Page 17 - Front
2-17 Installation Guide for the Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Version 5.2 78-11180-01 Chapter 2 Installing a PIX Firewall Installing a PIX 520 or Earlier Model Figure 2-17 PIX 520 Front, Rear, and Side Panels. PIX Firewall SERIES RESET Auto-Range Selection L:90-135V H:180-270V Power connector DC power c...
Page 18 - Figure 2-18 lists the controls on earlier PIX Firewall models.
2-18 Installation Guide for the Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Version 5.2 78-11180-01 Chapter 2 Installing a PIX Firewall Installing a PIX 520 or Earlier Model Figure 2-18 lists the controls on earlier PIX Firewall models. Figure 2-18 Earlier PIX Firewall Access Step 2 Connect network cables to each of ...
Page 19 - PIX Firewall with a Four-Port Interface Card; Slot 0 Contains
2-19 Installation Guide for the Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Version 5.2 78-11180-01 Chapter 2 Installing a PIX Firewall Installing a PIX 520 or Earlier Model PIX Firewall with a Four-Port Interface Card As of PIX Firewall version 4.4(1) and later, you can install one optional four-port Ethernet interf...
Page 20 - Installing Interface Cables to a PIX 520 or Earlier Model
2-20 Installation Guide for the Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Version 5.2 78-11180-01 Chapter 2 Installing a PIX Firewall Installing a PIX 520 or Earlier Model Figure 2-21 shows how the slots are numbered if a single-port interface card is inserted in slot 0 and a four-port interface card is inserted in...
Page 21 - Connect one end of the RJ-45 null modem cable to the DB-9 connector.
2-21 Installation Guide for the Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Version 5.2 78-11180-01 Chapter 2 Installing a PIX Firewall Installing a PIX 520 or Earlier Model Figure 2-23 PIX Firewall Serial Cable Assembly Step 3 Connect one of the DB-9 serial connectors to the console connector on the front panel of t...
Page 22 - Startup Messages; First Messages
2-22 Installation Guide for the Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Version 5.2 78-11180-01 Chapter 2 Installing a PIX Firewall Startup Messages To configure your unit, refer to the Cisco PIX Firewall Configuration Guide, Version 5.2 , which is available in your accessory kit or online at the following site: ...
Page 23 - show version; Configuration Guide for the Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Version 5.2; Installing for the First Time or Installing an Activation Key; aaaabbbb; After the Prompts
2-23 Installation Guide for the Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Version 5.2 78-11180-01 Chapter 2 Installing a PIX Firewall Startup Messages The Flash statement indicates the type of Flash memory. Use the show version command in the Configuration Guide for the Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Version 5.2 to veri...
Page 24 - The following messages then appear:
2-24 Installation Guide for the Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Version 5.2 78-11180-01 Chapter 2 Installing a PIX Firewall Startup Messages PIX Firewall then lists each interface. Because PIX Firewall interface cards are polled instead of using interrupts, the IRQ (interrupt request) lines can have dupli...
Page 25 - PIX Firewall then displays the following messages:; Enter the; enable; Start configuration mode by entering the; configure terminal
2-25 Installation Guide for the Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Version 5.2 78-11180-01 Chapter 2 Installing a PIX Firewall Startup Messages If you have an activation key that supports encryption, the following statement appears: ****************************** Warning ******************************* Compl...
Page 26 - Writing Different Versions of the Configuration to Flash Memory
2-26 Installation Guide for the Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Version 5.2 78-11180-01 Chapter 2 Installing a PIX Firewall Startup Messages Writing Different Versions of the Configuration to Flash Memory If the Flash memory version and the version of the installation software differ, PIX Firewall automat...
Page 27 - The example startup messages continue:; Writing the Same Version of the Configuration to Flash Memory; If the versions are the same, you are prompted with the following:; Configuration Version Message
2-27 Installation Guide for the Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Version 5.2 78-11180-01 Chapter 2 Installing a PIX Firewall Startup Messages The example startup messages continue: Received nnnnnnn bytes. Flash version 5.2(0), Install version 5.2(1) Installing to flash Serial Number: nnnnnnn (0x nnnnn ) Ac...
Page 28 - Software Installation Notes; Boothelper Installation; kill
2-28 Installation Guide for the Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Version 5.2 78-11180-01 Chapter 2 Installing a PIX Firewall Software Installation Notes Software Installation Notes This section provides information about installing software on a PIX Firewall. Note If you are upgrading from an earlier softw...
Page 30 - The following is an example session:; When you are prompted, enter your activation key.; reload; command while the diskette is in the unit.; copy tftp flash; Downloading a Software Image over TFTP
2-30 Installation Guide for the Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Version 5.2 78-11180-01 Chapter 2 Installing a PIX Firewall Software Installation Notes The following is an example session: Cisco Secure PIX Boothelper Version 5.2(1) pixboothelper> a 10.132.12.66 address:10.132.12.66 pixboothelper> s ...
Page 31 - Using TFTP Commands; Using the copy tftp flash Command; location
2-31 Installation Guide for the Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Version 5.2 78-11180-01 Chapter 2 Installing a PIX Firewall Software Installation Notes Note A diskette software image is not included with the PIX 506, PIX 515, or PIX 525. The initial image is stored in Flash memory. You can obtain the late...
Page 33 - Using the monitor Command; send break; write memory
2-33 Installation Guide for the Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Version 5.2 78-11180-01 Chapter 2 Installing a PIX Firewall Software Installation Notes The next example takes the information from the tftp-server command. In this case, the TFTP server is in an intranet and resides on the outside interface....
Page 35 - The following is an example of the download screen display:
2-35 Installation Guide for the Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Version 5.2 78-11180-01 Chapter 2 Installing a PIX Firewall Software Installation Notes The following is an example of the download screen display: Rebooting.... PIX BIOS (4.0) #47: Sat May 8 10:09:47 PDT 2000 Platform PIX-520 Flash=AT29C040A...
Page 36 - TFTP Download Error Codes; Description
2-36 Installation Guide for the Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Version 5.2 78-11180-01 Chapter 2 Installing a PIX Firewall Software Installation Notes TFTP Download Error Codes During a TFTP download, if tracing is on, non-fatal errors appear in the midst of dots that display as the software downloads. T...
Page 37 - Upgrading the Activation Key
2-37 Installation Guide for the Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Version 5.2 78-11180-01 Chapter 2 Installing a PIX Firewall Software Installation Notes Upgrading the Activation Key Note The activation key can only be entered after downloading a new image—not from the command line or without first rebootin...