PA-3200 Series Next-Gen Firewall Hardware Reference
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PA-3200 Series Front Panel
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Learn about the PA-3200 Series firewall front-panel components.
The following image shows the front panel of the PA-3200Series firewall and the table describes each front panel component.The only differences between the PA-3220, PA-3250, and PA-3260 (shown)front panels are the model name and the Ethernet ports, as describedin the table.
Item | Component | Description |
|---|---|---|
1 | Ethernet ports 1 through 12 | Twelve RJ-45 10Mbps/100Mpbs/1Gbps ports fornetwork traffic. The link speed and link duplex are auto-negotiateonly. |
2 | SFP ports 13 through 20 | These ports vary depending on your firewall model:
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3 | QSFP+ ports 21 through 24 | ( PA-3260 only ) Four QSFP+ (40Gbps)ports as defined by the IEEE 802.3ba standard. |
4 | HSCI port | One SFP+ (10Gbps) port (supports only an SFP+transceiver or passive SFP+ cable). Use this port to connecttwo PA-3200 Series firewalls in a high availability (HA) configurationas follows:
TheHSCI ports must be connected directly between the two firewallsin the HA configuration (without a switch or router between them).When directly connecting the HSCI ports between two PA-3200 Seriesfirewalls that are physically located near each other, Palo AltoNetworks recommends that you use a passive SFP+ cable. Forinstallations where the two firewalls are not near each other andyou cannot use a passive SFP+ cable, use a standard SFP+ transceiverand the appropriate cable length. |
5 | HA1-A and HA1-B ports | Two RJ-45 10Mbps/100Mbps/1000Mbps ports forhigh availability (HA) control. To support high availabilityover a long distance, you must use an external device such as adry VLAN. If the firewall dataplane restarts dueto a failure or manual restart, the HA1-B link will also restart.If this occurs and the HA1-A link is not connected and configured,then a split brain condition occurs. Therefore, we recommend thatyou connect and configure the HA1-A ports and the HA1-B ports to provideredundancy and to avoid split brain issues. |
6 | MGT port | Use this Ethernet 10Mbps/100Mbps/1000Mbps portto access the management web interface and perform administrativetasks. The firewall also uses this port for management services,such as retrieving licenses and updating threat and application signatures. |
7 | CONSOLE port (RJ-45) | Use this port to connect a management computerto the firewall using a 9-pin serial-to-RJ-45 cable and terminalemulation software. The console connection provides accessto firewall boot messages, the Maintenance Recovery Tool (MRT),and the command line interface (CLI). If your managementcomputer does not have a serial port, use a USB-to-serial converter. Usethe following settings to configure your terminal emulation softwareto connect to the console port:
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8 | USB port | A USB port that accepts a USB flash drivewith a bootstrap bundle (PAN-OS configuration). Bootstrappingspeeds up the process of configuring and licensing the firewallto make it operational on the network with or without internet access. |
9 | CONSOLE port (Micro USB) | Use this port to connect a management computerto the firewall using a standard Type-A USB-to-micro USB cable. Theconsole connection provides access to firewall boot messages, theMaintenance Recovery Tool (MRT), and the command line interface (CLI). Referto the Micro USB Console Port page for more informationand to download the Windows driver or to learn how to connect froma Mac or Linux computer. |
10 | LED status indicators | Eight LEDs that indicate the status of the firewallhardware components (see Interpretthe PA-3200 Series Status LEDs). |
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