Running The Startup Wizard - Cisco ASA 5505 Getting Started Manual

Chapter 5 Configuring the Adaptive Security Appliance

Running the Startup Wizard

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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.
To use the Startup Wizard to set up a basic configuration for the adaptive security
appliance, perform the following steps:
If you have not already done so, connect a PC to a switch port on the ASA 5505.
Locate an Ethernet cable, which has an RJ-45 connector on each end.
a.
Connect one RJ-45 connector to the switch port.
b.
Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port on your
c.
computer or to your management network.
Start ASDM.
On the PC connected to the ASA 5505, open a web browser.
a.
In the address field of the web browser, enter the following URL:
b.
https://192.168.1.1/.
The adaptive security appliance ships with a default IP address of
Note
192.168.1.1. Remember to add the "s" in "https" or the connection
fails. HTTP over SSL (HTTPS) provides a secure connection between
your browser and the adaptive security appliance.
In the window that requires you to choose the method you want to use to run
c.
the ASDM software, choose either to download the ASDM Launcher or to run
the ASDM software as a Java applet.
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