Installation guide

Enterasys Matrix Security Module Installation Guide 1-1
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Matrix Security Module
Overview
TheMatrixSecurityModulehastwomaincomponents:
•ALinuxserverbasedonthe Intel1.4GHzPentiumMprocessor,with1GBofmemory
anda2.5‐inch60‐GBharddrive
•Atwo‐portMini‐GBICGigabitEthernetUplinkModule
TheMatrixSecurityModulemustbeinstalledonanEnterasys
MatrixDFEmodule
containinganetworkexpansionmoduleslot.Refer toAppendix A,Specificationsforalist
ofMatrixDFEmodulesthatsupporttheMatrixSecurityModule.
TheLinuxserverispre‐installedwitheithertheDragonIntrusionDefenseSystem
application,ortheEnterasysSentinelTrustedAccessGateway(TAG)application.Referto

theDragonIntrusionDefenseSystemSoftwareortheEnterasysSentinelTrustedAccess
Gatewaydocumentationforinstructionsonhowtousethesof twareinstalledonthe
Linuxserver,asdescribedin“GettingHelp”onpagexx.
Inadditiontothetwoexternalmini‐GBICGigabitportsontheMatrixSecurityModule,
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therearetwointernalGigabitportsthatconnecttheDFEmoduleandtheon‐board
processor,foratotaloffourGigabitEthernetports.TheinternalGigabitEthernetports
havethesamecapabilitiesasthetwoexternalportsontheMatrixSecurityModuleaswell
astheportsonthe
DFEmodule.Foradditionalinformationontheseports,refertoRefer
toAppendix A,Specifications.
TheMatrixSecurityModuleisanintegralcomponentofthefollowingproducts.
•EnterasysSentinelTrustedAccessGateway,modelnumbers:
–7S‐NSTAG‐01(includesexternalpowersupplykit)
–7S‐NSTAG‐01‐NPS
Note: Before installing the Matrix Security Module, refer to the DFE module’s firmware
release notes for hardware and firmware support of the Matrix Security Module.