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PA-5400 SERIES NEXT-GEN FIREWALL HARDWARE REFERENCE | PA-5400 Series Firewall Installation
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Connect Cables to a PA-5400 Series Firewall
After you
Connect Power to a PA-5400 Series Firewall
, connect your management computer to the
management port (MGT) on the firewall so you can begin the initial configuration. You can optionally
connect your management computer to the console port, which provides a serial connection to the firewall
and enables you to view the bootup messages and manage the firewall using the command line interface
(CLI). Both the MGT and console ports are located on the Management Processor Card (MPC). You then
configure the Networking Card (NC) ports and then connect these ports to your switch or router.
If you install two matching firewalls in a high availability configuration, you will also connect HA cables
between the two appliances (see
).
The following image shows the PA-5450 firewall cable connections. To install cable guides, see
Series Firewall Equipment Rack Installation
.