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Q UICK S TART G UIDE Cisco ASA 5580 1 V erifying the Pac k age Contents 2 P owering On the A S A 3 Maximizing Throughput 4 Connecting Interface Cables and V erifying Connect i vity 5 Launc hing ASDM 6.
2 Revised: January 30, 2012, 78-20726-01 1 Verifying the Package Contents V erify the contents of the packing box to ensure th at you have re ceived all items necessary to install your ASA.
3 2 Powering On the ASA Step 1 Attach the power cable to the back of the ASA. If you have redundant power supplies, y ou must connect both power cables to the back of the chassis. Step 2 Connect the power cable(s) to the electrical outlets. Step 3 Power on the ASA.
4 3 Maximizing Throughput Refer to the following illustra tion when planning your network for maximum throughput. • Y ou should use the high-capacity bus slots (5, 7, 8) for 10-Gigabit Ethernet a dapters; other adapters can be plac ed in any slot.
5 4 Connecting Interface Cables and Verifying Connectivity Step 1 Connect to the Management 0/0 interface so that you can use ASDM to manage the ASA.Y ou can connect the PC directly with an Ethernet cabl e, or connect the PC and the AS A to the same management network.
6 5 Launching ASDM The ASA ships with a defaul t configuration that en ables ASDM connectiv ity to the Management 0/0 interface. Using ASDM, you can use wi zards to configure basic and advanced features. AS DM is a graphical user interface that allows you to manage the ASA from any location by using a web browser .
7 6 Running the Startup Wizard Run the Startup W izard to modify the default configuration so that you can customize the security policy to suit your deployment. Using the startup wizard, you can set the following: Step 1 If the wizard is not already running, in the main ASDM window , choose Wizards > Startup Wi z a r d .
8 7 (Optional) Allowing Access to Public Servers Behind the ASA ASA 8.2 and Later The Public Server pane automatically configures the security policy to make an inside server accessible from the Internet. As a business owner , you might ha ve internal network serv ices, such as a web and F TP server , that need to be available to an outside user .
9 8 (Optional) Running VPN Wizards Y ou can config ure VPN using the following wizards: • Site-to-Site VPN Wizard—Creates an IPse c site-to-site tunnel between two ASAs. • AnyConnect VPN Wizard—Configures SSL VPN re mote access for the Cisco AnyConnect VPN client.
10 Step 1 In the main ASDM wind ow , choose Wi z a r d s > VPN Wizards , then choose one of the following: • Site-to-Site VPN W izard • AnyConnect VPN W izard • Clientless VPN W izard • IPsec (IKEv1) Remote Access VPN W izard Step 2 Follow the wizard instructio ns.
11 9 (Optional) Running Other Wizards in ASDM Y ou can optiona lly run the following additional wizards in ASDM : • High A vailability and Scalability Wizard Configure active/active or active/standby failover , or VPN cluster load ba lancing.
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