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Chapter 3 Installing the ASA 5550
Connecting Interface Cables
Connecting Interface Cables
This section describes how to connect the appropriate cables to the Console,
Auxiliary, Management, copper Ethernet, and fiber Ethernet ports.
To connect cables to the network interfaces, perform the following steps:
Step 1
Place the chassis on a flat, stable surface, or in a rack (if you are rack-mounting it).
Step 2
Connect to the Management port.
The adaptive security appliance has a dedicated interface for device management
that is referred to as the Management0/0 port. The Management0/0 port is a Fast
Ethernet interface. This port is similar to the Console port, but the Management0/0
port only accepts incoming traffic to the adaptive security appliance.
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 ASA 5500
Series Command Reference
.
3, 8
SPEED
Off
Green
Amber
10 MB
There is no network activity.
100 MB
There is network activity at
100 Mbps.
1000 MB
(GigE)
There is network activity at
1000 Mbps.
4
POWER
Green
On
The system has power.
5
STATUS
Green
Green
Amber
Flashing
The system is booting.
Solid
The system booted correctly.
Solid
The system diagnostics failed.
Table 3-4
LEDs on Bus G1 (continued)
LED Color
State
Description