Gathering Configuration Information For Initial Setup; Installing The Asdm Launcher - Cisco ASA 5505 Getting Started Manual

Chapter 5 Configuring the Adaptive Security Appliance

Gathering Configuration Information for Initial Setup

Installing the ASDM Launcher

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Gather the following information:
A unique hostname to identify the adaptive security appliance on your
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network.
The domain name.
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The IP addresses of your outside interface, inside interface, and any other
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interfaces to be configured.
IP addresses for hosts that should have administrative access to this device
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using HTTPS for ASDM, SSH, or Telnet.
The privileged mode password for administrative access.
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The IP addresses to use for NAT or PAT address translation, if any.
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The IP address range for the DHCP server.
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The IP address for the WINS server.
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Static routes to be configured.
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If you want to create a DMZ, you must create a third VLAN and assign ports
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to that VLAN. (By default, there are two VLANs configured.)
Interface configuration information: whether traffic is permitted between
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interfaces at the same security level, and whether traffic is permitted between
hosts on the same interface.
If you are configuring an Easy VPN hardware client, the IP addresses of
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primary and secondary Easy VPN servers; whether the client is to run in
client or network extension mode; and user and group login credentials to
match those configured on the primary and secondary Easy VPN servers.
You can launch ASDM in either of two ways: by downloading the ASDM
Launcher software so that ASDM runs locally on your PC, or by enabling Java
and JavaScript in your web browser and accessing ASDM remotely from your PC.
This procedure describes how to set up your system to run ASDM locally.
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