SteelCentral™ NetExpress Appliance Installation Guide iii
Contents
Chapter 1 - Introduction.............................................................................................................................1
Additional Resources........................................................................................................................................1
Safety Guidelines..............................................................................................................................................2
Contacting Riverbed.........................................................................................................................................2
Chapter 2 - Preparation..............................................................................................................................3
Requirements....................................................................................................................................................3
Data sources......................................................................................................................................................4
Cable connections.............................................................................................................................................4
Power.........................................................................................................................................................4
Console port...............................................................................................................................................4
Primary port...............................................................................................................................................4
Auxiliary port ............................................................................................................................................5
Traffic monitoring ports ............................................................................................................................5
Access to the network................................................................................................................................5
Configuration information................................................................................................................................6
Licensing strategy.............................................................................................................................................8
Downloading and adding license keys ......................................................................................................8
Chapter 3 - Cabling...................................................................................................................................11
Cabling to the console port.............................................................................................................................11
Cabling to the management network..............................................................................................................12
Primary port.............................................................................................................................................12
Auxiliary port ..........................................................................................................................................12
Cabling to the monitored network..................................................................................................................12
Power cabling .................................................................................................................................................12
Chapter 4 - Configuration ........................................................................................................................13
Installation time considerations......................................................................................................................13
