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Cisco ASA 5500 Series Hardware Installation Guide
OL-10089-01
Chapter 1 Overview
Product Overview
Product Overview
This section describes the front and rear panels.
Figure 1-1
shows the front panel LEDs.
Figure 1-1
Front Panel LEDs
Figure 1-2
shows the rear panel.
Figure 1-2
Rear Panel LEDs and Ports (AC Power Supply Model Shown)
LED Color
State
Description
1
Power
Green
On
The system has power.
2
Status
Green
Flashing
The power-up diagnostics are running or the system is booting.
Solid
The system has passed power-up diagnostics.
Amber Solid
The power-up diagnostics have failed.
3
Active Green
Flashing
There is network activity.
4
VPN
Green
Solid
VPN tunnel is established.
5
Flash
Green
Solid
The CompactFlash is being accessed.
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POWER
STATUS
FLASH
ACTIVE
VPN
CISCO ASA 5540
SERIES
Adaptive Security Appliance
1
2
3
4
5
1
Management port
1
1.
The management 0/0 interface is a Fast Ethernet interface designed for management traffic only.
6
USB 2.0 interfaces
2
2.
Not supported at this time.
11
VPN LED
2
External CompactFlash slot
7
Network interfaces
3
3.
GigabitEthernet interfaces, from right to left, GigabitEthernet 0/0, GigabitEthernet 0/1, GigabitEthernet 0/2, and
GigabitEthernet 0/3.
12
Flash LED
3
Serial Console port
8
Power indicator LED
13
AUX port
4
4
Power switch
9
Status indicator LED
14
Power connector
5
Power indicator LED
10
Active LED
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LINK SPD
3
LINK SPD
2
LINK SPD
1
LINK SPD
0
MGMT
USB2
USB1
FLASH
CONSOLE
AU
X
PO
WER
ST
ATUS
FLASH
1
9
2
3
4
5
11
13
14
7
6
8
10 12
VPN
A
C
TIVE