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PA-3500 Series Hardware Reference

Connect AC Power to the PA-3500 Series Firewall

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Learn how to connect power to the PA-3500 Series Firewall.

The following procedure describes how to connect AC power to a PA-3500 Series firewall with AC power supplies.

Learn how to Set Up a Connection to the Firewall based on your desired boot mode prior to powering on the firewall for the first time.

To avoid injury to yourself or damage to your Palo Alto Networks® hardware or the data that resides on the hardware, read the Safety Warnings.

Ensure that your power source(s) are powered off.
Remove the nut and star washer from the ground stud(s) on the back of the firewall.
Crimp a 14AWG ground cable to a ring lug (cable and lug not included) and then attach the ring lug to the ground stud on the firewall. Replace the star washers and nuts, then connect the other end of the cable to earth ground.
PA-3510 and PA-3520

PA-3530 and PA-3540
Connect the AC power cord to the power supplies

Before powering on the firewall, ensure that you have connected your Ethernet cables in accordance to the mode you wish to boot the firewall in (standard mode or Zero Touch Provisioning mode) as specified in Set Up a Connection to the Firewall.
Connect the other end of the power cords to an AC power source. After the power supply is connected, the power supply powers on, the input and output LEDs on the power supply turn green, and the power LED on the front of the firewall turns green.

Connect the second power cord through a different circuit breaker to provide power redundancy and to allow for electrical circuit maintenance. The blank in the second power supply slot must be removed prior to installing the second power supply.