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Fiber port on PA850

ATanveer — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 21:47:45 GMT

Hi All,

We are in the process of moving ISP providers and the hand is SMF/LC, our PA-850 is using copper for our current connection, can we configure a port on the PA to handle Fiber?

Re: Fiber port on PA850

OtakarKlier — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 22:37:18 GMT

Hello,

Absolutely. The PA-850 has the SPF ports that you should be able to use a gbic with a LC connector.

https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/apps/pan/public/downloadResource?pagePath=/content/pan/en_US/resources/datasheets/pa-800-series-datasheet

Hope that helps.

Re: Fiber port on PA850

PavelK — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 22:47:16 GMT

Hello @ATanveer

as additional information, this link has detailed list what SFPs are compatible with each platform: https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/apps/pan/public/downloadResource?pagePath=/content/pan/en_US/resources/datasheets/key-specs-for-paloalto-interface-transceivers

PA-850 supports most of the SMF SFPs.

Kind Regards

Pavel