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Getting Started

Getting Started with the Configuration Utility

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Getting Started with the Configuration Utility

The Configuration Utility is a web based device manager that is used to provision

the security appliance. To use this utility, you must be able to connect to the

security appliance from your administration PC or laptop. You can access the

security appliance by using web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0,

or Mozilla Firefox 3.6.x (or later). It includes the following sections:

• Launching the Configuration Utility, page 23

• Navigating Through the Configuration Utility, page 24

• Using the Help System, page 25

• Using the Management Buttons, page 25

Launching the Configuration Utility

STEP 1 Connect your computer to an available LAN port on the back panel of the security

appliance.

STEP 2 Start a web browser. In the Address bar, enter the default IP address of the

security appliance: 192.168.1.1.

NOTE The above address is the factory default LAN address. If you change this

setting in the DEFAULT VLAN configuration, you will need to enter the new IP

address to connect to the Configuration Utility.

STEP 3 Enter the default user name and password in the login screen:

• Username: cisco

• Password: cisco

STEP 4 Click Login.

For the first login, you are forced to immediately change the default user name and

password of the default administrator account to prevent unauthorized access.

For more information, see Changing the User Name and Password of the

Default Administrator Account at Your First Login, page 27.