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Cisco ASA 5500 Series Hardware Installation Guide
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About This Guide
Document Organization
Document Organization
This guide includes the following chapters:
• Chapter 1, “Preparing for Installation” describes the installation overview, safety recommendations,
and general site requirements.
• Chapter 2, “ASA 5505” describes the ASA 5505 product overview, and the installation procedures.
• Chapter 3, “ASA 5510, ASA 5520, ASA 5540, and ASA 5550” describes the ASA 5510, ASA 5520,
ASA 5540, ASA 5550 product overview, and the installation procedures.
• Appendix A, “Installing and Replacing the SSM,” describes how to install and replace the SSM.
• Appendix B, “Maintenance and Upgrade Procedures,” describes the adaptive security appliance
maintenance and upgrade procedures.
• Appendix C, “Cable Pinouts,” describes the cable pinouts.
Document Conventions
Command descriptions use these conventions:
• Braces ({ }) indicate a required choice.
• Square brackets ([ ]) indicate optional elements.
• Vertical bars (|) separate alternative, mutually exclusive elements.
• Boldface indicates commands and keywords that are entered literally as shown.
• Italics indicate arguments for which you supply values.
Examples use these conventions:
• Examples depict screen displays and the command line in screen font.
• Information you need to enter in examples is shown in b oldface screen font.
• Variables for which you must supply a value are shown in italic screen font.
Graphical user interface examples uses these conventions:
• Boldface indicates buttons and menu items.
• Selecting a menu item (or screen) is indicated by the following convention:
Click Start > Settings > Control Panel.
Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the
manual.