Preparing To Use Asdm - Cisco ASA 5505 Getting Started Manual

Using the Adaptive Security Device Manager for Configuration

Preparing to Use ASDM

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ASA 5505 Getting Started Guide
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Gathering Configuration Information for Initial Setup, page 5-5
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Installing the ASDM Launcher, page 5-5
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Starting ASDM with a Web Browser, page 5-8
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Before you can use ASDM, perform the following steps:
If you have not already done so, connect the MGMT interface to a switch or hub
by using the Ethernet cable. To this same switch, connect a PC for configuring the
adaptive security appliance.
Configure your PC to use DHCP (to receive an IP address automatically from the
adaptive security appliance), which enables the PC to communicate with the ASA
5505 and the Internet as well as to run ASDM for configuration and management
tasks.
Alternatively, you can assign a static IP address to your PC by selecting an
address in the 192.168.1.0 subnet. (Valid addresses are 192.168.1.2 through
192.168.1.254, with a mask of 255.255.255.0 and default route of 192.168.1.1.)
When you connect other devices to any of the inside ports, make sure that they do
not have the same IP address.
The MGMT interface of the adaptive security appliance is assigned
Note
192.168.1.1 by default, so this address is unavailable.
Check the LINK LED on the MGMT interface.
When a connection is established, the LINK LED interface on the adaptive
security appliance and the corresponding LINK LED on the switch or hub turn
solid green.
Chapter 5 Configuring the Adaptive Security Appliance
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