Connect Power to a PA-800 Series Firewall
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Connect Power to a PA-800 Series Firewall
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 nut and star washer from the ground
stud.
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- 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 and torque to 25 in-lbs. Connect the other end of the cable to earth ground.
- Connect the AC power cord to the power input on the back
of the firewall. On a PA-850 firewall, connect a second power cord
to the second power input.
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- (PA-850 firewall only) Secure the power cords
to the power supplies using the Velcro straps.
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- Connect the other end of the power cord to an AC power source. After power is connected, the firewall powers on as indicated by the PWR LED on the front of the firewall.
- (PA-850 firewall only) Connect the second power
cord to an AC power source; the LED for the second power supply
also turns green.Connect the second power cord through a different circuit breaker to provide power redundancy and to allow for electrical circuit maintenance.
