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Firepower 7000 and 8000 Series Installation Guide
Chapter 4 Installing a Firepower Managed Device
Rack-Mounting a Firepower Device
Rack-Mounting a Firepower Device
You can rack-mount all Firepower devices (with purchase of a 1U mounting kit for Firepower 7010,
7020, 7030, and 7050). When you install an appliance, you must also make sure that you can access its
console. To access the console for initial setup, connect to the appliance in one of the following ways:
Keyboard and Monitor/KVM
You can connect a USB keyboard and VGA monitor to a Firepower device, which is useful for
rack-mounted appliances connected to a keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM) switch.
Caution
Do
not
use a KVM console with USB mass storage to access the appliance for the initial setup because
the appliance may attempt to use the mass storage device as a boot device.
Ethernet Connection to Management Interface
Configure a local computer, which must not be connected to the Internet, with the following network
settings:
•
IP address:
192.168.45.2
•
netmask:
255.255.255.0
•
default gateway:
192.168.45.1
Using an Ethernet cable, connect the network interface on the local computer to the management
interface on the appliance. To interact with the appliance, use terminal emulation software such as
HyperTerminal or XModem. The settings for this software are as follows:
•
9600 baud
•
8 data bits
•
no parity checking
•
1 stop bit
•
no flow control.
Note that the management interface is preconfigured with a default IPv4 address. However, you can
reconfigure the management interface with an IPv6 address as part of the setup process.
After initial setup, you can access the console in the following additional ways:
Serial Connection/Laptop
You can connect a computer to a Firepower device using the appliance’s serial port. Connect the
appropriate rollover serial cable (also known as a NULL modem cable or Cisco console cable) at
any time, then configure the remote management console to redirect the default VGA output to the
serial port. To interact with the appliance, use terminal emulation software as described above.
A serial port may have an RJ-45 connection or a DB-9 connection, depending on the appliance. See
the following table for connectors by appliance.
Table 4-1
Serial Connectors by Model
Firepower Appliance
Connectors
70xx Family
RJ-45