Getting Started
This chapter describes how to get started with your Cisco ASA.
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Access the Console for the Command-Line Interface, page 1
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Configure ASDM Access, page 9
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Start ASDM, page 15
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Factory Default Configurations, page 16
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Work with the Configuration, page 24
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Apply Configuration Changes to Connections, page 28
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Reload the ASA, page 28
Access the Console for the Command-Line Interface
For initial configuration, access the CLI directly from the console port. Later, you can configure remote access
using Telnet or SSH according to
Management Access
. If your system is already in multiple context mode,
then accessing the console port places you in the system execution space.
For ASAv console access, see the ASAv quick start guide.
Note
Access the Appliance Console
Follow these steps to access the appliance console.
Procedure
Step 1
Connect a computer to the console port using the provided console cable, and connect to the console using a
terminal emulator set for 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, no flow control.
See the hardware guide for your ASA for more information about the console cable.
CLI Book 1: Cisco ASA Series General Operations CLI Configuration Guide, 9.5
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