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    UnityOne Modular Fiber/Copper ZPHA Installation Guide V ersion 2.1[...]

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    P art N umber : TECHD-0000000050 Pub lication Co n trol N umb er: 021505 U nit yOne™ is a regist er ed trademark of T ippingP oin t T echnologies, Inc. T ipp ingP oint, T ippin gP oin t T echnologies and the T ip pingP oint T echno log ies logo ar e also r egistered trademarks of T ipp ingP oint Te c h n o l o g i e s . This document co n tains c[...]

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    UnityOne Modular Fiber/Copper ZPHA Installation Guide V 2.1 1 T able of Contents About This Guide iii Overvi ew iii Target Audi ence iii Organi zatio n iv Conv ention s iv Headings iv Typeface iv Cross References iv Messages v Related Docu mentat ion vii Customer Suppo rt viii Prepare the Site 1 Overvi ew 1 Safety Requ irements 1 Rack and Clearance[...]

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    T abl e of Content s 2 UnityOne Modular Fiber/Copper ZPHA Instal lation Guide V 2.1[...]

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    UnityOne Modul ar Fiber/ Copper ZPHA Inst allation Guide V 2.1 iii About This Guide Expla ins who this b ook is in ten de d fo r , ho w the inf orma tio n is o rg an iz ed, wh ere i nfo r mati on up da tes c an be fou nd, and ho w to obta in cust om er su ppo rt if you c ann ot r esol ve a pr oblem. Overview W el com e to Tippi ng Point Un i t y O [...]

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    iv UnityOne Mo dular Fiber/Copp er ZPHA Installati on Guide V 2.1 Organization The U n ityOne M od ula r Fibe r/Co p per Z PHA I nsta lla tio n G uide is org anized as follo ws: About the Guide Explain s who this book is in tend ed fo r , ho w the info rmatio n is or ganized, wher e info r mation u pdate s can b e found, and how to obtai n customer[...]

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    UnityOne Modular Fiber/Copper ZPHA Installation Guide V 2.1 v Messages M essages ar e special text that ar e emphasized b y fon t, format, and ic ons. Ther e are f our ty pes of messages i n th is b o ok: •W a r n i n g •C a u t i o n •N o t e •T i p A description of each messa ge ty pe with an example messag e follo ws. Wa r n i n g W arni[...]

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    vi UnityOne Mo dular Fiber/Copp er ZPHA Installati on Guide V 2.1 Ti p Tips are sug g est i ons a b out h ow you c an p er for m a ta sk more e asi ly or more ef fi c ient ly . Ti p : Se ttin g the l ogging parame ter to “o ff” or “ minim al” w ill i mpr ove y our system’ s processin g perfo rmance, bu t it will make debu gging ver y diff[...]

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    UnityOne Modular Fiber/Copper ZPHA Installation Guide V 2.1 vii Related Documentation The U nity One sy stem s ha ve a full set of documenta t ion. These pu blicatio ns ar e a vailab le in elect ro nic fo rmat on y our ins tal lation CDs. Fo r the most r ecen t updat es, check the Thr eat Man agemen t Cent er (TMC) w eb si te at https://tmc.tip pin[...]

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    viii UnityOne Modular Fiber/Copper ZPHA Instal lation Guide V 2.1 Customer Support The T ipp ingP oint t echnical suppo rt phone n umber is 1-866-681-8324 (866-68 1-TECH). T ip pingP oint is c ommitted to p ro v iding quality customer s up port to al l of its custo mers. Each custo mer is pr o vided w ith a custo mized sup port ag r eement tha t pr[...]

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    UnityOne Modular Fiber/Copper ZPHA Installation Guide V 2.1 ix Y our ZPHA serial number Y ou can fine this num ber on the ship pin g inv oic e tha t came w ith y our U nit yOne system. T a ble 3: Customer Su pport Informatio n Information Location[...]

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    x Unit yOn e Modu lar Fib er/C opp er ZPHA Ins tall ation Guid e V 2.1[...]

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    1 UnityOne Modular Fiber/Copper ZPHA Installation Guide V 2.1 1 Prepare the Site Th is cha pt er discu sses the r equ ir em ents n ec essary to pr epa r e yo ur sit e fo r the i nsta llatio n of the Un i t y O n e Z P H A f o r I P S d e v i c es . Overview Befo re installing the new U nit yOne, yo u need to ga ther materials and pr epare the netw [...]

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    2 UnityOne Modu lar Fiber/C opper ZPHA Instal lation Gui de V 2.1 Rack and Clearance Requirements T ip ping P oin t r ecommen ds that y ou moun t the U nityOne syst em in a standa rd 19-o r 23-inch rack. The v ertical hole spac ing on th e rack rails m ust meet s tandar d EIA -310-C r equir emen ts, which call fo r a one inc h (2.54 cm) spacing. Lo[...]

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    UnityOne Modular Fiber/Copper ZPHA Installation Guide V 2.1 3 Sy stem Grounding Requirements Damage fro m Elect ro magnetic Static Discharg e (ESD) can occur when electro nic co mponen ts ar e imp ro p erly handled. I ts r esul ts can be complet e or in ter mitten t sy st em failur es. Ther efo r e, pr oper ESD pr ot ect ion is req uir ed whenever [...]

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    4 UnityOne Modu lar Fiber/C opper ZPHA Instal lation Gui de V 2.1 STEP 5 R emov e t he chass is fro m the b o x. STEP 6 R emov e t he segment modules fro m the box. Y ou should r e ceiv e a number of fiber or co pper module s as or der ed incl uding a n umber of b lank facep la tes f or an y remaining segmen t ports. STEP 7 Open the acc essor y kit[...]

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    2 UnityOne Modular Fiber/Copper ZPHA Installation Guide V 2.1 5 ZPHA Installation Pr ov ides information for instal ling the mod ular Zer o P ower High A vailability dev ice for y our Un i t y O n e I P S s y s t e m . Overview The Zer o P ow er High A vailability (ZPHA) dev ice ena bles the netwo rk traffic to c on tinue to flo w if the IPS sy ste[...]

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    6 UnityOne Modu lar Fiber/C opper ZPHA Instal lation Gui de V 2.1 ZPHA Hardware Overview The ZPHA is a chas sis with fiv e av ailable segment ports fo r module fiber and co pper com ponen ts. These segm ent mod ules include a set o f re lay s for r eceiv ing and sending netw ork traffic from a netwo rk sy stem, in to the IPS dev ice, and back ou t [...]

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    UnityOne Modular Fiber/Copper ZPHA Installation Guide V 2.1 7 The fo llowing image dis pla ys the fr on t panel o f the ZPHA without segment modules. The LED ligh t is located at th e right-side o f the fro nt pane l. The fo llowing image dis pla ys the fr on t panel o f the ZPHA filled w ith seg ment mod ules. This example disp lay s 2 co pper seg[...]

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    8 UnityOne Modu lar Fiber/C opper ZPHA Instal lation Gui de V 2.1 The follo w ing image displa ys the Fiber Seg ment M o dule. The follo w ing image displa ys the Cop per Seg ment M odule. Figure 2 - 3: Fi ber Se gment Modu le Figur e 2 - 4: Copp er Se gmen t Modu le[...]

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    UnityOne Modular Fiber/Copper ZPHA Installation Guide V 2.1 9 The fo llowing image dis pla ys the Bl ank Fac epla te Segment Mod u le. The fo llowing image dis pla ys USB po rts lo cated o n the ZPHA back panel. ZPHA Installation Whe n y ou install the ZPHA, y ou need the fo llowing co mpo nents: • USB cabl e — 1 cable f or c onnecting to the I[...]

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    10 UnityOne Modula r Fiber/Copp er ZPHA Install ation Guide V 2. 1 The IPS co nnect ion r equir es two cop per or f our fiber netwo rk cables fo r the Seg A and B ports. Y ou also need two co pper or fo ur fiber cables fo r the N et A and B ports fo r recei v ing and transf err ing netwo rk traffic in yo ur co mpan y’ s network s ys tem. Instal l[...]

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    UnityOne Modular Fiber/Copper ZPHA Installation Guide V 2.1 11 Connect Fi ber Cables STEP 1 F or each IPS segment, c onnect the fiber network cables fro m a port in the IPS dev ice to the ap pr o priat e ZPHA port. See the follo w ing diagram. STEP 2 Co nnect t he IPS c ab les f o r r o u ting n etw o rk tr aff ic thr ou gh the IPS de vic e. • Co[...]

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    12 UnityOne Modula r Fiber/Copp er ZPHA Install ation Guide V 2. 1 Connect Coppe r Cables STEP 1 F or each IPS segment, c onnect a co pper netw ork cab le from a po rt in the IPS dev ice to the ap pr o priat e ZPHA port. See the follo w ing diagram. STEP 2 Co nnect t he IPS c ab les f o r r o u ting n etw o rk tr aff ic thr ou gh the IPS de vic e. [...]

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    UnityOne Modular Fiber/Copper ZPHA Installation Guide V 2.1 13 Connect USB Power STEP 1 T ur n on the IPS device. STEP 2 Connect the USB cable fr om the IPS to the ZPHA, located o n the back panels. Y o u can connect to the T ype A or B USB port as needed. STEP 3 The ZPHA r ecei ves po we r , lighting the Sta tus LED green (located o n the fro nt p[...]

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    14 UnityOne Modula r Fiber/Copp er ZPHA Install ation Guide V 2. 1 Cross-over Cable Installation Y ou m a y need to use cross-o ver and straight cables dependin g on what tw o devices ar e being c on nect ed t o on a segm en t. Y ou w ould use cr os s-o ve r op tio n s ty pi call y is y ou ar e no t co nn ectin g t o an Eth e r n e t sw it ch . In [...]

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    UnityOne Modular Fiber/Copper ZPHA Installation Guide V 2.1 15 Whe n y ou ha v e a straight cab le comin g in, yo u can use two straight cable s. If both c onnected devices ar e end devices, yo u should use two cr oss-o ver cab les. This is because when the ZPHA closes ther e mus t be a crosso ver between the two c onnected devices. W itho ut ha v [...]

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    16 UnityOne Modula r Fiber/Copp er ZPHA Install ation Guide V 2. 1 This co nfiguration pl aces a cro ss-o ver c onnection between the tw o co nnected devices upon fail ur e, ens uring the connection r emains c on tinuo us. Wi t hout th e cross-o ver c onnection between the two devices, it disrupts because the ZPHA is co mplete ly passi v e, only pa[...]

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    UnityOne Modular Fiber/Copper ZPHA Installation Guide V 2.1 17 Figure 2 - 13: Z PHA Cross-over Configura tion 4[...]

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    18 UnityOne Modula r Fiber/Copp er ZPHA Install ation Guide V 2. 1[...]

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    UnityOne Modular Fiber/Copper ZPHA Installation Guide V 2.1 19 Index C cabling r equir emen ts 3 coppe r se g ment 8 co nnect 12 customer su pport viii E Electr oma gnetic Sta t ic D ischa rge 3 environmenta l requirements 2 ESD 3 F faceplate seg ment 9 fib er se gm ent 8 co nnect 11 co nnection 11 fron t panel (w / seg ments) 7 fron t panel (w /o [...]

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    20 UnityOne Modular Fiber/C opper ZPHA Installation Guide V 2.1[...]