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Getting Started
1.1 Introduction
Figure 1 – FW-7890 Outlook
The FW-7890 is a 2U rackmount network security solution targeting the Enterprise market.
The FW-7890 supports dual socket 604 for Intel Xeon processor with 800MHz FSB. It is
designed with an Intel E7520 as its northbridge and Intel 6300ESB as its southbridge.; All
Gigabit ports to be connected from the northbridge with six PCI-E x4, ensuring maximum
throughput and performance. For extra flexibility and scalability, the FW-7890 has a Mini PCI
slot and two PCI-X slot, users can expand their specifications and performance by simply
adding add-on cards to the slot. FW-7890 has four built-in DDRII SDRAM DIMM sockets
onboard, enough for even the most intensive network security applications. The FW-7890 is a
powerful and flexible unit that can meet the vast and various hardware requirement and
performance needs of System Integrators, OEM customers and software developers.
1.1.1 Features
Listed below are the key features of FW-7890.
Supports 2 * SATA removable3.5” HDD
Supports Dual Socket 604 for Intel Xeon processor.Up to 3.6GHz at FSB 800MHz
Supports four DDR II DIMM socket (240-pin) up to 8GB DDR SDRAM.
Supports 12 Gigabit Ethernet ports, with six Marvell 88E8062 chipset. It supports 12
RJ-45 connectors
Supports Compact Flash, Console port(RJ-45), USB ports , 2* PCI-X Slot and Mini PCI.
19” 2U Rackmount network security appliance
Suitable Network applications; Virtual Private Network(VPN), Firewall, IDS,
Multi-Homing, Residential Gateway, Router and many more…
