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Barracuda CloudGen Firewall

F18 Revision B

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Warranty and Safety Instructions

Opening your Barracuda Networks appliance or removing its warranty label unless instructed to do so by Barracuda Networks support will void your warranty and hardware support.

Barracuda Networks Appliance Safety Instructions

Always use the power supply shipped with the appliance. To prevent damage, connect the DC plug to the appliance before plugging the power adapter into the AC outlet.

Default Port Configuration

Port Label

OS Notation

Speed/Type

Management Port

1

p1

10/100/1000 MBit RJ45

X

2

p2

10/100/1000 MBit RJ45


3

p3

10/100/1000 MBit RJ45


4

p4

10/100/1000 MBit RJ45


5

p5

10/100/1000 MBit RJ45


The CloudGen Firewall hardware appliances ship with a Quick Start Guide. Follow this guide to connect to your firewall. To protect your network, follow the instructions for the standard deployment.

Hardware Specifications

Interface

RJ45 Ethernet NICs

5x10/100/1000

USB 3.0

2

Serial console

1 [RJ45]

System

CPU

Intel Apollo Lake

RAM [GB]

4

Mass Storage

Type

SSD

Size [GB]

80 or higher

Size, Weight, Dimensions

Appliance weight [kg]

2.0

Carton weight with appliance [kg]

3.5

Appliance size: width x depth x height [mm]

232 x 153 x 44

Carton size: width x depth x height [mm]

310 x 260 x 180

Hardware

Form Factor

Desktop

Display

-

Cooling

Fanless

Power supply

Single, external

L-shape rack mount brackets

Not included in packaging. Must be ordered separately.

Wall-mount brackets

No

Din-rail mount clip

-

USB

2x USB 3.0

Environmental

Noise emission [db/A]

N/A

Operating temperature [°C]

0 to +40

Storage temperature [°C]

-20 to +70

Operating humidity (non-condensing)

5% to 95%

Certifications & Compliance

CE emissions

Yes

CE electrical safety

Yes

FCC emissions

Yes

ROHS compliant

Yes

Power & Efficiency

Power supply type

Single, external

Power supply input voltage

100 – 240 V, AC

Power supply output voltage

12 V, DC

Power supply voltage

50 Hz – 60 Hz

Power supply watts

45 W

MTBF [yrs.]

> 5

Max. heat dissipation [W]

26.7

Max. heat dissipation [BTU]

90.9

Energy efficiency [average]

> 93%

Energy efficiency [average]

> 85%

Packaging Content

Appliance

Yes

Serial cable

No

Straight network cable

Yes

External power brick and cable

Yes

USB flash drive for recovery & installation

Yes

Wireless Antenna

No

Quick Start Guide

Yes

The hardware specifications list was valid at the time this manual was published. The listed components are subject to change at any time, as Barracuda Networks may change hardware components due to technological advancements. Therefore, the list may not reflect the current hardware configuration of the Barracuda Networks appliance it was delivered with.

LEDs and Acoustic Signals

Your appliance is equipped with a variety of LEDs and acoustic signals. Barracuda CloudGen Firewall F18 B has on the front side one power LED (blue), one disc LED (green), one status LED (green/red) and 5 port LEDs and on the back side one power button LED and various port LEDs. Two acoustic signals indicate status of installation. The tables below show the different meanings of the different glowing states and acoustic signals:

LED Color

Status

Meaning Installation

Meaning Operation

All LEDs Off

Off

Appliance is powered off or installation has not initialized far enough for LED control when installation is started.

Appliance is powered off.

Power LED front side - BLUE

Steady

-

Appliance is plugged in and is on.

Status LED front side - GREEN/RED

Off

Installation has not initialized far enough for LED control when installation is started.

-

Status LED front side - GREEN

Steady

After a hotfix installation, the LED turns to green until the next reboot in case the hotfix installation was successful. This feature requires firmware 7.1.3 or higher OR 7.2.2 or higher.

Box is running normally, or installation has finished successfully.

Status LED front side - GREEN

Blinking slowly (1/s interval)

Normal installation.

Appliance is either booting, shutting down, or performing a system update.

Status LED front side - RED

Steady

After a hotfix installation, the LED turns to red until the next reboot in case the hotfix installation failed. This feature requires firmware 7.1.3 or higher OR 7.2.2 or higher.

Appliance is halted and may be disconnected, or an error occurred preventing the appliance from entering the up state.

Disc LED - GREEN

Blinking

Appliance is reading or writing on storage.

Appliance is accessing the internal storage.

Port LEDs - GREEN/YELLOW

Left blinking

Data transfer – Yellow (10/100 Mbps)

Port in use.

Right steady

-

Port is on.

PSU LEDs - GREEN

Steady

PSU modules connected and running

Power supply unit is up and running.

Off

Power defective, standby, or shutdown

Power supply unit is off or in standby mode.

Acoustic Signal

Frequency

Meaning

Beep

1 time

(.)

Appliance starts booting.

Beep

3 times

(...)

Installation was completed successfully; appliance is halted for reboot. After reboot, one beep will again indicate booting.

Beep

3 times long

(_ _ _)

Error during installation.

LED and acoustic signals may vary between different appliance models.

Serial Console Port

In order to establish a console connection to the appliance using an RJ45 serial cable, you need to configure the serial port on the terminal using the following parameters:

Parameter

Value

Baud

19200

Bits

8

Stop bit

1

Parity

None

Handshake

None