Input and Output Ports

Front Side

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Front view of the Netgate 1537 Firewall Appliance

The numbered labels in this image refer to entries in Network Ports and Other Ports.

Network Ports

Default Ports

When no expansion card is installed, this is the port configuration.

Port

Interface Name

Port Name

Port Type

Port Speed

0

WAN

igb0

RJ-45

1 Gbps

1

LAN

igb1

RJ-45

1 Gbps

2

OPT1

ix0

SFP+

10 Gbps

3

OPT2

ix1

SFP+

10 Gbps

Note

Both the WAN and LAN ports of the Netgate® appliance support auto-MDIX and are capable of utilizing either straight-through or crossover Ethernet cables.

Optional Quad Port Expansion Cards

Default port configuration for 4-port expansion cards.

  • 4-port 1GbE Supermicro AOC-SGP-i4

  • 4-port 10GbE Intel X710BM2

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Port

Interface Name

Port Name

Port Type

Port Speed

#

SGP-i4

X710

SGP-i4

X710

SGP-i4

X710

SGP-i4

X710

0

OPT6

Unassigned

igb0

ixl0

RJ-45

SFP+

1 Gbps

10 Gbps

1

OPT5

Unassigned

igb1

ixl1

RJ-45

SFP+

1 Gbps

10 Gbps

2

OPT4

Unassigned

igb2

ixl2

RJ-45

SFP+

1 Gbps

10 Gbps

3

OPT3

Unassigned

igb3

ixl3

RJ-45

SFP+

1 Gbps

10 Gbps

4

WAN

WAN

igb4

igb0

RJ-45

RJ-45

1 Gbps

1 Gbps

5

LAN

LAN

igb5

igb1

RJ-45

RJ-45

1 Gbps

1 Gbps

6

OPT1

OPT1

ix0

ix0

SFP+

SFP+

10 Gbps

10 Gbps

7

OPT2

OPT2

ix1

ix1

SFP+

SFP+

10 Gbps

10 Gbps

Optional Dual Port Expansion Cards

Default port configuraiton for 2-port expansion cards.

  • 2-port 10GbE Chelsio T520-CR

  • 2-port 10GbE Intel X710BM2

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Port

Interface Name

Port Name

Port Type

Port Speed

#

T520

X710

T520

X710

T520/X710

T520/X710

0

WAN

Unassigned

cxl0

ixl0

SFP+

10 Gbps

1

LAN

Unassigned

cxl1

ixl1

SFP+

10 Gbps

2

OPT1

WAN

igb0

igb0

RJ-45

1 Gbps

3

OPT3

LAN

igb1

igb1

RJ-45

1 Gbps

4

OPT2

OPT1

ix0

ix0

SFP+

10 Gbps

5

OPT4

OPT2

ix1

ix1

SFP+

10 Gbps

Network Port LEDs

Both the RJ-45 and SFP+ Network Ports have LEDs indicating status.

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RJ-45 Ports
RJ-45 LEDs Configuration

Activity LED (Left)

Link Speed LED (Right)

Off = No Connection
Yellow Flashing = Activity

Amber = 1 Gbps
Green = 100 Mbps
Off = No Connection or 10 Mbps

Note

Reverse the above table for the bottom port as it is inverted.

SFP+ Ports
SFP+ LEDs Configuration

Left Two LEDs

Right Two LEDs

Off = No Connection
Green = Connection Established
Green Blinking = Activity

Note

The triangles point either up or down, indicating the port it is referring to.

Status LEDs

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LED

State

Description

8a

Continuously on and red

An overheat condition has occurred.
(This may be caused by cable congestion.)
Blinking red (1Hz)
Fan failure, check for an inoperative fan.
Blinking red (0.25Hz)
Power failure, check for a non-operational power supply.
Solid blue

Local UID has been activated. Use this function through
IPMI to locate the server in a rack mount environment.
Blinking blue

Remote UID is on. Use this function through IPMI to
identify the server from a remote location.

8b

Flashing
Indicates network activity on igb1 (upper left port).

8c

Flashing
Indicates network activity on igb0 (lower left port).

8d

Flashing
Indicates IDE channel activity on the hard drive.

8e


Illuminated

Indicates power is being supplied to the system power supply
units. This LED should normally be illuminated when the
system is operating.
Off

Indicates no power is being supplied to the system power
supply. System is powered off.

Other Ports

Port

I/O Type

4

IPMI

5

2x USB 3.0 Ports

6

VGA Console

7

Reset & Power buttons

8

Status LEDs

USB Ports

USB ports on the device can be used for a variety of purposes.

The primary use for the USB ports is to install or reinstall the operating system on the device. Beyond that, there are numerous USB devices which can expand the base functionality of the hardware, including some supported by add-on packages. For example, UPS/Battery Backups, Cellular modems, GPS units, and storage devices. Though the operating system also supports wired and wireless network devices, these are not ideal and should be avoided.

Rear Side

Other Ports

  1. Power port

    • Power Consumption 20W (idle)