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Cisco ASA 5500-X Series Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter 3 Installing and Connecting the ASA 5500-X
Connecting Cables, Turning on Power, and Verifying Connectivity
a. Management 0/0 interface—For use with ASDM or CLI (with additional configuration). You can
connect the management PC directly with an Ethernet cable, or connect the PC and the ASA to the
same management network. Make sure the PC is configured to obtain an IP address using DHCP.
Note You can configure any interface to be a management-only interface using the
management-only command. You cannot disable management-only mode on the
management interface.
b. (Optional) Console port—For use with the CLI. Connect the management PC or terminal server
using the included serial console cable. The console cable has a DB-9 connector on one end for the
serial port on your computer, and the other end is an RJ-45 connector. If your PC does not have a
serial port, you will need to obtain a DB-9-to-USB serial adapter.
c. Gigabit Ethernet data interfaces—For data networks. For the installed network interfaces, use a
standard RJ-45 Ethernet cable. For the optional I/O fiber-optic card, use SFP modules. See Install
and Remove SFP Modules, page 4-11.
Note You can use any unused Gigabit Ethernet interface on the ASA as a failover link. The
failover link interface is not configured as a normal networking interface; it should only be
used for the failover link. You can connect the failover link by using a dedicated switch with
no hosts or routers on the link, or by using an Ethernet cable to link the units directly.
Step 3 Connect the power cord to the ASA, and connect the other end to your power source.
Step 4 For newer ASAs, the power turns on automatically when you plug in the power cable; do not press the
power button on the front panel.
For older ASAs, press the power button.
Step 5 Check the Power LED on the front of the ASA chassis. When it is solid green, the ASA is powered on.
Step 6 Check the Status LED on the front of the ASA chassis. When it is solid green, the ASA has passed
power-on diagnostics.
1 (Optional) I/O Card. If you have a
fiber-optic I/O card, you need to use
SFP modules (not included).
2 Management 0/0 interface (RJ-45)
3 Console port (RJ-45) 4 Gigabit Ethernet data interfaces (RJ-45)