Getting Started
Getting Started with the Configuration Utility
Cisco ISA500 Series Integrated Security Appliance Administration Guide
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Getting Started with the Configuration Utility
The Configuration Utility is a web based device manager that is used to provision
the security appliance. To use this utility, you must be able to connect to the
security appliance from your administration PC or laptop. You can access the
security appliance by using web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0,
or Mozilla Firefox 3.6.x (or later). It includes the following sections:
•
Launching the Configuration Utility, page 23
•
Navigating Through the Configuration Utility, page 24
•
Using the Help System, page 25
•
Using the Management Buttons, page 25
Launching the Configuration Utility
STEP 1
Connect your computer to an available LAN port on the back panel of the security
appliance.
STEP 2
Start a web browser. In the Address bar, enter the default IP address of the
security appliance:
192.168.1.1
.
NOTE
The above address is the factory default LAN address. If you change this
setting in the DEFAULT VLAN configuration, you will need to enter the new IP
address to connect to the Configuration Utility.
STEP 3
Enter the default user name and password in the login screen:
•
Username: cisco
•
Password: cisco
STEP 4
Click
Login
.
For the first login, you are forced to immediately change the default user name and
password of the default administrator account to prevent unauthorized access.
For more information, see
Changing the User Name and Password of the
Default Administrator Account at Your First Login, page 27
.