Before You Begin - Cisco ASA 5506-X Easy Setup Manual

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Connecting PC to ASA
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Before You Begin

Before you begin the installation, make sure that you have the following equipment:
ASA Chassis
● ●
Ethernet Cable x 3
● ●
Make sure that nothing is connected to the ASA and your PC settings are config -
ured to use DHCP.
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AC Power Cable (& Supply with ASA 5506-X)
PC
1
Connect the AC power ca-
ble to the AC power con-
nector of the ASA and a
grounded AC outlet.
The power turns on automati-
cally when you plug in the power
cable. There is no power button.
2
Confirm that the POWER
LED and STATUS LED are
solid green.
If the POWER LED is solid green,
the device is powered on. After
the STATUS LED is solid green,
the system has passed pow-
er-on diagnostics.
Caution
At step , if the STATUS LED does not turn solid green, or turns amber, the ASA failed the
❷
power-on diagnostics, reconnect the AC power cable to the ASA AC power connector and a
grounded AC outlet. Nevertheless the STATUS LED does not turn solid green, or turns amber,
contact your Cisco representative or reseller.
At step
❸ & ❹ , the ASA port to connect an Ethernet cable is the RJ-45 Ethernet port, not the
RJ-45 management port. The RJ-45 Ethernet ports are numbered.
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Connect the first Ethernet
cable to the Ethernet port
#1 of the ASA, and the
other end of the cable to
the Ethernet port of your
WAN device.
Wait until the port LEDs on the
ASA and your WAN device are
green or blinking green. Green
LEDs indicate a successful con-
nection.
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Connect the second Eth-
ernet cable to the Ethernet
port #2 of the ASA, and
the other end of the cable
to the Ethernet port of your
PC.
Wait until the port LEDs on the
ASA and your PC are green or
blinking green. Green LEDs in-
dicate a successful connection.
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