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6 Installing and Replacing Other Components and IP385 appliances automatically disable the built-in accelerator and enables the card. Removing the card reverses the process. When you order an encryption accelerator card with the appliance, the card is installed before the appliance is delivered. This section provides instructions for installing or replacing the card at a later time. The IP380 and IP385 appliances use a PMC format encryption accelerator card. The accelerator card has no external connections and requires no cables. The accelerator card software package is part of IPSO, so the appliance automatically detects and configures the card. You must use Network Voyager to configure your software applications (IPSec or Checkpoint VPN) to make use of the available hardware accelerator. For details, see "Configuring Software to Use Hardware Acceleration" on page 72. Before You Start Before you install the encryption accelerator card, you need: „ Physical access to the unit „ A Phillips-head screwdriver „ Four screws (included in packaging) „ A disposable wrist strap (included in packaging) Warning To help guard against electrostatic discharge damage, follow the instructions on the wrist strap envelope before you handle the encryption accelerator card or open the appliance. 68 Nokia IP300 Series Security Platform Installation Guide

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6
Installing and Replacing Other Components
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Nokia IP300 Series Security Platform Installation Guide
and IP385 appliances automatically disable the built-in accelerator and
enables the card. Removing the card reverses the process.
When you order an encryption accelerator card with the appliance, the card is
installed before the appliance is delivered. This section provides instructions
for installing or replacing the card at a later time.
The IP380 and IP385 appliances use a PMC format encryption accelerator
card. The accelerator card has no external connections and requires no cables.
The accelerator card software package is part of IPSO, so the appliance
automatically detects and configures the card.
You must use Network Voyager to configure your software applications
(IPSec or Checkpoint VPN) to make use of the available hardware
accelerator. For details, see
“Configuring Software to Use Hardware
Acceleration”
on page 72.
Before You Start
Before you install the encryption accelerator card, you need:
Physical access to the unit
A Phillips-head screwdriver
Four screws (included in packaging)
A disposable wrist strap (included in packaging)
Warning
To help guard against electrostatic discharge damage, follow the
instructions on the wrist strap envelope before you handle the encryption
accelerator card or open the appliance.