Specifications

CHAPTER
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Configuring the Adaptive Security
Appliance
This chapter describes the initial configuration of the adaptive security appliance.
You can perform the configuration steps using either the browser-based Cisco
Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM) or the command-line interface
(CLI). The procedures in this chapter describe how to configure the adaptive
security appliance using ASDM.
This chapter includes the following sections:
• About the Factory Default Configuration, page 4-1
• Using the CLI for Configuration, page 4-2
• Using the Adaptive Security Device Manager for Configuration, page 4-2
• Running the ASDM Startup Wizard, page 4-8
• What to Do Next, page 4-9
About the Factory Default Configuration
Cisco adaptive security appliances are shipped with a factory-default configuration
that enables quick startup. The default factory configuration for the ASA 5580
adaptive security appliance configures the following:
• The management interface, Management 0/0. If you did not set the IP address
in the configure factory-default command, then the IP address and mask are
192.168.1.1 and 255.255.255.0.