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Step 1: Begin

In this guide, we provide a simple, three-step path, to quickly get you up and running with your new NFX250. We’ve simplified and shortened the installation and configuration steps, and included how-to videos. You'll learn how to install the NFX250 in a rack, power it up, and deploy it on your network using the CLI.

Meet the NFX250

The Juniper Networks® NFX250 Network Services Platform integrates routing, switching, and security functions on a single platform. With the NFX250, you can provision secure, fast, custom service delivery on demand.

Install the NFX250

You can install the NFX250 on your desktop, on a wall, or in a two-post or four-post rack. The accessory kit that ships in the box has the brackets you need to install the NFX250 in a two-post rack. In this guide, we show you how to install the NFX250 in a two-post rack. If you need to install the NFX250 in a four-post rack, you’ll need to order a four-post rack mount kit.

What’s in the Box?

  • NFX250 Network Services Platform device

  • AC power cord for your geographic location

  • AC power cord retainer clip

  • Two rack mount brackets

  • Eight mounting screws to attach the mounting brackets to the NFX250

  • Four rubber feet (for desktop installation)

What Else Do I Need?

  • Someone to help you mount the NFX250 in the rack.

  • Four rack mount screws to secure the mounting brackets to the rack

  • A number 2 Phillips (+) screwdriver

  • An Ethernet cable with RJ-45 connectors attached and an RJ-45 to DB-9 serial port adapter

    Note:

    We no longer include the console cable as part of the device package. If the console cable and adapter are not included in your device package, or if you need a different type of adapter, you can order the following separately:

    • RJ-45 to DB-9 adapter (JNP-CBL-RJ45-DB9)

    • RJ-45 to USB-A adapter (JNP-CBL-RJ45-USBA)

    • RJ-45 to USB-C adapter (JNP-CBL-RJ45-USBC)

    If you want to use an RJ-45 to USB-A or RJ-45 to USB-C adapter, you must have the X64 (64-Bit) Virtual COM port (VCP) driver installed on your PC. See https://ftdichip.com/drivers/vcp-drivers/ to download the driver.

Install the NFX250 in a Two-Post Rack

Here’s how to install the NFX250 in a two-post rack:

  1. Review General Safety Guidelines and Warnings.
  2. Attach the ESD grounding strap to your bare wrist and to a site ESD point.
  3. Secure the mounting brackets to the sides of the NFX250 using eight screws and the screwdriver. You’ll notice there are three locations on the side panel where you can attach the mounting brackets: front, center, and rear. Attach the mounting brackets to the location that best suits where you want the NFX250 to sit in the rack.
  4. Lift the NFX250 and position it in the rack. Line up the bottom hole in each mounting bracket with a hole in each rack rail, making sure the NFX250 is level.
  5. While you’re holding the NFX250 in place, have a second person insert and tighten the rack mount screws to secure the mounting brackets to the rack rails. Make sure they tighten the screws in the two bottom holes first and then tighten the screws in the two top holes.
  6. Check that the mounting brackets on each side of the rack are level.

Power On

  1. Attach a grounding cable to earth ground and then attach it to the NFX250’s grounding points.
  2. Turn off the power switch on the NFX250 rear panel.
  3. On the rear panel, insert the L-shaped ends of the power cord retainer clip into the holes in the bracket on the power socket. The power cord retainer clip extends out of the chassis by 3 inches.
  4. Insert the power cord coupler firmly into the power socket.
  5. Push the power cord into the slot in the adjustment nut of the power cord retainer clip. Turn the nut until it is tight against the base of the coupler and the slot in the nut is turned 90° from the top of the device.
  6. If the AC power source outlet has a power switch, turn it off.
  7. Plug in the AC power cord to the AC power source outlet.
  8. Turn on the power switch on the NFX250 rear panel.
  9. If the AC power source outlet has a power switch, turn it on.
  10. Verify that the power LED on the NFX250 front panel is green.