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PA-5500 Series Firewall Front Panel

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PA-5500 Series Firewall Front Panel

View the front panel components and descriptions of the PA-5500 Series firewall.
View the front panel components of your PA-5500 Series firewalls.
To review the specifications of supported Palo Alto Networks® interfaces and transceivers, refer to the datasheet.
The following image shows the front panel of the PA-5540 and PA-5550 firewalls (PA-5550 pictured) and the table describes each front panel component.
Item
Component
Description
1
SFP28 Ports
Sixteen 10Gbps/25Gbps SFP28 ports.
2
QSFP28 Ports
Sixteen 40Gbps/100Gbps QSFP28 ports. The port numbers with a black background indicate that the port can be broken out into four interfaces.
3
QSFP-DD Ports
Four 40/100Gbps/400Gbps QSFP-DD ports. The port numbers with a black background indicate that the port can be broken out into four interfaces.
4
HSCI Ports
Each HSCI port offers 100Gbps or 400Gbps connectivity and is used to create an Inter Firewall Link (IFL). An IFL is required to establish NGFW clustering, which carries configuration and state messages and data plane traffic.
5
QR Code
A QR code that can be scanned with a mobile device to access product documentation.
6
Drive Cover
Secures the device's drive pair, which contains PAN-OS system files, system logs, and network traffic logs.
7
Management and Logging Ports
Management Ports
Two 1Gbps/10Gbps SFP+ Management ports used to access the management web interface and perform administrative tasks. The firewall uses this port for management services, such as retrieving licenses and updating threat and application signatures.
Logging Ports
Two SFP+ logging ports that offer 10Gbps connectivity each and are used as log interfaces. You must Configure Log Forwarding to forward logs from the log ports to one or more log collectors. If the log interface is not configured, the management interface is used to forward logs instead.
8
Console Port (RJ-45)
Use this port to connect a management computer to the firewall using a 9-pin serial-to-RJ-45 cable and terminal emulation software.
The console connection provides access to firewall boot messages, the Maintenance Recovery Tool (MRT), and the command line interface (CLI).
If your management computer does not have a serial port, use a USB-to-serial converter.
Use the following settings to configure your terminal emulation software to connect to the console port:
  • Data rate: 115, 200
  • Data bits: 8
  • Parity: None
  • Stop bits: 1
  • Flow control: None
9
Console port (USB-C)
Use this port to connect a management computer to the firewall using a standard Type-C USB cable.
The console connection provides access to firewall boot messages, the Maintenance Recovery Tool (MRT), and the command line interface (CLI).
10
USB Port
A USB port that accepts a USB flash drive with a bootstrap bundle (PAN-OS configuration).
Bootstrapping speeds up the process of configuring and licensing the firewall to make it operational on the network with or without internet access.
11
LED Indicators
Nine LEDs that indicate the status of various hardware components. For details on the LEDs, see PA-5500 Series Firewall LED Definitions.
The following image shows the front panel of the PA-5560, PA-5570, and PA-5580 firewalls (PA-5570 pictured) and the table describes each front panel component.
Item
Component
Description
1
QSFP28 Ports
Twelve 40Gbps/100Gbps QSFP28 ports. The port numbers with a black background indicate that the port can be broken out into four interfaces.
2
QSFP-DD Ports
Eight 40/100/400Gbps QSFP-DD ports. The port numbers with a black background indicate that the port can be broken out into four interfaces.
3
SFP28 Ports
Eight 10Gbps/25Gbps SFP28 ports.
4
HSCI Ports
Each HSCI port offers 100Gbps or 400Gbps connectivity and is used to create an Inter Firewall Link (IFL). An IFL is required to establish NGFW clustering, which carries configuration and state messages and data plane traffic.
5
QR Code
A QR code that can be scanned with a mobile device to access product documentation.
6
Drive Cover
Secures the device's drive pair, which contains PAN-OS system files, system logs, and network traffic logs.
7
Management and Logging Ports
Management Ports
Two 1Gbps/10Gbps SFP+ Management ports used to access the management web interface and perform administrative tasks. The firewall uses this port for management services, such as retrieving licenses and updating threat and application signatures.
Logging Ports
Two SFP+ logging ports that offer 10Gbps connectivity each and are used as log interfaces. You must Configure Log Forwarding to forward logs from the log ports to one or more log collectors. If the log interface is not configured, the management interface is used to forward logs instead.
8
Console Port (RJ-45)
Use this port to connect a management computer to the firewall using a 9-pin serial-to-RJ-45 cable and terminal emulation software.
The console connection provides access to firewall boot messages, the Maintenance Recovery Tool (MRT), and the command line interface (CLI).
If your management computer does not have a serial port, use a USB-to-serial converter.
Use the following settings to configure your terminal emulation software to connect to the console port:
  • Data rate: 115, 200
  • Data bits: 8
  • Parity: None
  • Stop bits: 1
  • Flow control: None
9
Console port (USB-C)
Use this port to connect a management computer to the firewall using a standard Type-C USB cable.
The console connection provides access to firewall boot messages, the Maintenance Recovery Tool (MRT), and the command line interface (CLI).
Refer to the Micro USB Console Port page for more information and to download the Windows driver or to learn how to connect from a Mac or Linux computer.
10
USB Port
A USB port that accepts a USB flash drive with a bootstrap bundle (PAN-OS configuration).
Bootstrapping speeds up the process of configuring and licensing the firewall to make it operational on the network with or without internet access.
11
LED Indicators
Nine LEDs that indicate the status of various hardware components. For details on the LEDs, see PA-5500 Series Firewall LED Definitions.