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Chapter 3 ASA 5510, ASA 5520, ASA 5540, and ASA 5550
Installing the Chassis
a.
Management port
The adaptive security appliance has a dedicated management interface referred to as the Management0/0
port. The Management0/0 port is a Fast Ethernet interface with a dedicated port used only for traffic
management.
Note
You can configure any interface to be a management-only interface using the
management-only
command. You can also disable management-only mode on the management interface. For more
information about this command, see the
management-only
command in the
Cisco Security
Appliance Command Reference
.
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Connect one RJ-45 connector to the Management0/0 port, as shown in
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Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to the management port on your computer or
network device.
Figure 3-9
Connecting to the Management Port
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Management port
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RJ-45 to RJ-45 Ethernet cable
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