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  • Page 1

    Docume nt Part Number : 86-093 6783-A 1 H ARDWARE C ONSIDERATIONS for Si dewinder™ 5 f irewall software Dell Precisi on 530 This document provides i nformation on spec ific system har dware requir ed for running Sidewi nder firewa ll softwar e on a Dell Pre cision 53 0. This document is intende d for Secur e Computing cust omers who obtain t he c[...]

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    Specific hardwar e supported 2 Dell Preci sion 530 Docume nt Part Number: 86- 0936783 -A S pecific hardware supported This section defines the required and supported hardware components for installing Sidewinder softwar e on a Dell Precisi on 530 system. ANY SUBSITUTIONS WILL RESUL T IN A CONFIGURA TION NOT SUPPORTED BY SECURE COMPUTING. Note: The [...]

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    Documen t Part Num ber: 86-0 936783- A Dell P recisi on 530 3 Specific hardwar e supported Ta b l e 3 . A D DITIO NA L N ETWORK C ARD ADA PTERS AND SCS I RAID C ONTROLLERS 10/100 MB Fast Ne twork Adapt ers PCI Single Port 3Com 3C980C-TXM Intel Pro 100+ Server Adapter , PILA 8470B Pro 100S Server Adapter , PILA8470C3 PCI - Multiple Port 3Com 3C982-T[...]

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    Setup and config urati on guid eline s 4 Dell Preci sion 530 Docume nt Part Number: 86- 0936783 -A Setup and co nfiguration guideline s This sectio n define s how to verify that the Dell Pr ecisio n 530 hard ware s ettings ar e correc t for a Secure Computi ng firewall. The se instructi ons supplement the manufacturer ’ s Users Guide and Instal l[...]

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    Documen t Part Num ber: 86-0 936783- A Dell P recisi on 530 5 Setup and configuratio n guidelines 4. Exit and save the BIOS settings. 5. When the Ada ptec screen appear s, press Ctrl + A . 6. V erify or set the following par ameters. 7. At the Configuration menu, verify the followi ng settings for the Adaptec SCSI card. SCSI BUS Interface Definitio[...]

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    Setup and config urati on guid eline s 6 Dell Preci sion 530 Docume nt Part Number: 86- 0936783 -A 8. At the Additional O ptions menu, se lect SCSI Devic e Configuration and veri fy or set the foll owing: Ta b l e 5 . SCS I D EV ICE C ONFIGURATION S ETT INGS 0 – 7 Ta b l e 6 . SCS I D EV ICE C ONFIGURATION S ETT INGS 8 – 15 SCSI Device ID 0 1 2[...]

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    Documen t Part Num ber: 86-0 936783- A Dell P recisi on 530 7 Setup and configuratio n guidelines 9. Select Advanced Configurati on Options from the Additional Options menu. V erify or set the following: Ta b l e 7 . A D VANCED C ONFIGURATION O PTI ON S ETTINGS 10. Exit and save the Adaptec c ard settings. 11 . Ready to ins tall Sidewinder! Ple ase[...]

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    Known issues 8 Dell Preci sion 530 D o c u m e nt Pa r t N u m b e r : 8 6 - 0 93678 3-A Secure Computin g Corporation. Product names us ed within are trademark s of their respective owners. © Copyright, 2002 Secur e Computing Corpor ation. All rights r eserved. Known issu es The fol lowing are known is sues on t he Dell Pr ecision 530 : • The e[...]