Cisco 500 Series, Configuration Manual

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Cisco Security Appliance Command Line Configuration Guide
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Getting Started
This chapter describes how to access the command-line interface, configure the firewall mode, and work
with the configuration. This chapter includes the following sections:
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Getting Started with Your Platform Model, page 2-1
• Factory Default Configurations, page 2-1
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Accessing the Command-Line Interface, page 2-4
• Setting Transparent or Routed Firewall Mode, page 2-5
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Working with the Configuration, page 2-6
Getting Started with Your Platform Model
This guide applies to multiple security appliance platforms and models: the PIX 500 series security
appliances and the ASA 5500 series adaptive security appliances. There are some hardware differences
between the PIX and the ASA security appliance. Moreover, the ASA 5505 includes a built-in switch,
and requires some special configuration. For these hardware-based differences, the platforms or models
supported are noted directly in each section.
Some models do not support all features covered in this guide. For example, the ASA 5505 adaptive
security appliance does not support security contexts. This guide might not list each supported model
when discussing a feature. To determine the features that are supported for your model before you start
your configuration, see the
“Supported Platforms and Feature Licenses” section on page A-1 for a
detailed list of the features supported for each model.
Factory Default Configurations
The factory default configuration is the configuration applied by Cisco to new security appliances. The
factory default configuration is supported on all models except for the PIX 525 and PIX 535 security
appliances.
For the PIX 515/515E and the ASA 5510 and higher security appliances, the factory default
configuration configures an interface for management so you can connect to it using ASDM, with which
you can then complete your configuration.
For the ASA 5505 adaptive security appliance, the factory default configuration configures interfaces
and NAT so that the security appliance is ready to use in your network immediately.