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About This Guide
A Juniper Networks Secure Services Gateway (SSG) 500M Series device is a multiple
operating system (multiOS) integrated router and firewall platform designed for
enterprise-edge environments. Juniper Networks offers two models of the
SSG 500M Series device:
SSG 520M
SSG 550M
Both SSG 500M Series devices support six physical interfaces module (PIM) slots.
The devices provide conversions between local area networks (LANs) and wide area
networks (WANs).
Organization
This guide contains the following chapters and appendix:
Chapter 1, “Hardware Overview,” describes the chassis and components of an
SSG 500M Series device.
Chapter 2, “Installing and Connecting a Device,” describes how to mount an
SSG 500M Series device and how to connect cables and power to it.
Chapter 3, “Configuring a Device,” describes how to configure and manage an
SSG 500M Series device and how to perform some basic configuration tasks.
Chapter 4, “Servicing a Device,” describes service and maintenance procedures
for an SSG 500M Series device.
Appendix A, “Specifications,” provides general system specifications for an
SSG 500M Series device.
NOTE: The configuration instructions and examples in this document are based on the
functionality of a device running ScreenOS 5.4.0r2 or later. Your device might
function differently depending on the ScreenOS version you are running. For the
latest device documentation, refer to the Juniper Networks Technical Publications
website at http://www.juniper.net/techpubs/hardware
. To see which ScreenOS
versions are currently available for your device, refer to the Juniper Networks
Support website at http://www.juniper.net/customers/support/
.