Nokia IP1260 Installation Guide - Page 134

Installing a Nokia Encryption Accelerator Card

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8 Installing and Replacing Other Components The IP1200 Series automatically recognizes the new memory configuration. You can verify the configuration by using Nokia Network Voyager or Lynx. Installing a Nokia Encryption Accelerator Card The Nokia IP1200 Series Security Platform supports a Nokia encryption accelerator card to further enhance VPN performance. The accelerator card provides high-speed cryptographic processing that enhances VPN performance. The IP1260 security platform comes with the Nokia encryption accelerator card preinstalled as part of its base bundle. If you ordered the Nokia encryption accelerator card as an option before purchasing the IP1220, then the Nokia encryption accelerator card is installed before the appliance is delivered. The IP1200 Series uses a PMC format 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. Use Nokia Network Voyager to configure your software applications (IPSec or Check Point VPN) to make use of the available hardware accelerator. For information about how to configure software applications, see "Configuring Software to Use Hardware Acceleration" on page 139. This section describes how to replace a previously installed accelerator card. 134 Nokia IP1200 Series Security Platform Installation Guide

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8
Installing and Replacing Other Components
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Nokia IP1200 Series Security Platform Installation Guide
The IP1200 Series automatically recognizes the new memory configuration.
You can verify the configuration by using Nokia Network Voyager or Lynx.
Installing a Nokia Encryption Accelerator Card
The Nokia IP1200 Series Security Platform supports a Nokia encryption
accelerator card to further enhance VPN performance. The accelerator card
provides high-speed cryptographic processing that enhances VPN
performance.
The IP1260 security platform comes with the Nokia encryption accelerator
card preinstalled as part of its base bundle.
If you ordered the Nokia encryption accelerator card as an option before
purchasing the IP1220, then the Nokia encryption accelerator card is installed
before the appliance is delivered.
The IP1200 Series uses a PMC format 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.
Use Nokia Network Voyager to configure your software applications (IPSec
or Check Point VPN) to make use of the available hardware accelerator. For
information about how to configure software applications, see
“Configuring
Software to Use Hardware Acceleration”
on page 139.
This section describes how to replace a previously installed accelerator card.