Connect DC Power to a PA-5200 Series Firewall
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Connect DC Power to a PA-5200 Series Firewall
The following procedure describes how to connect
DC power to a PA-5200 Series firewall with DC power supplies.
To avoid injury to yourself or damage to
your Palo Alto Networks® hardware or the data that resides on the
hardware, read the Product Safety Warnings.
- Remove the two nuts and star washers from the ground studs on the back of the firewall and then remove the two-hole ground lug.
- Crimp a 6AWG ground cable (not included) to the two-hole 6AWG ground lug and then attach the ground lug to the ground studs on the firewall. Replace the star washers and nuts and torque to 25 in-lbs. Connect the other end of the cable to earth ground.
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- Power off the DC power source that you will connect to the firewall.
- Attach the DC power cables (not included) from the DC power source to the DC power supplies on the back of the firewall.
- Remove the plastic DC power input cover from each of the two DC power supplies and then remove the positive and negative terminal screws.
- Crimp ring lugs to the ends of the DC cables. These lugs are used to connect the DC cables to the DC inputs on the firewall.
- Use the DC terminal screws to connect a positive (red) DC power cable to the positive terminal on the first DC power supply and then connect a negative (black) DC power cable to the negative terminal. Repeat this step for the second DC power supply using separate positive and negative cables.
- Replace the plastic covers over each DC power input.
- Connect the two positive and two negative DC power cables to your power source, ensuring that you observe the correct polarity (positive to positive and negative to negative).
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- After all DC power cables are securely connected, power on the DC power source.
