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Cisco ASA 5505 Quick Start Guide
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Table of Contents
1. Verifying the Package Contents
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2. Installing the Chassis
3. Powering on and Verifying Interface Connectivity Getting Started
Interface Connectivity
Installing the Cisco ASA 5505
4. Initial Con guration Considerations
5. Launching ASDM Con guring Management Access
6. Running the Startup Wizard
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7. (Optional) Allowing Access to Public Servers Behind the ASA
8. (Optional) Running VPN Wizards
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Note Read the safety warnings in the Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information (RCSI), and
follow proper safety procedures when performing the steps in this guide. See (Requires a Cisco Service Contract)
http://www.cisco.com/go/asadocs for links to the RCSI and other documents.
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2. Installing the Chassis
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The ASA ships with a default con guration that includes two precon gured networks (the Inside
network and the Outside network) and an Inside interface con gured for a DHCP server. Clients on the
Inside network obtain a dynamic IP address from the ASA so that they can communicate with each
other as well as with devices on the Internet.
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Step 1 Connect one end of an Ethernet cable (not provided) to Ethernet 0 on the ASA. (By default,
Ethernet 0 is the Outside interface.) Connect the other end to a cable/DSL modem or gateway router ASA 5505 Adaptive Security
(the Outside network). Appliance
Step 2 Connect your devices (such as PCs, printers, and servers) with Ethernet cables to Ethernet 1 Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA)
through 7. Software
Adaptive Security Device Manager
Note Connect a PC to the ASA so that you can run the Adaptive Security Device Manager
(ASDM). See “4. Initial Con guration Considerations.”
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Step 3 Connect Power over Ethernet (PoE) devices (such as Cisco IP Phones or network cameras)
with Ethernet cables to switch ports 6 or 7 (the only ports providing power to PoE devices).
If you connect a server (such as a web server) to the ASA, you can use ASDM to make services on
that server accessible by internal and external users. See “7. (Optional) Allowing Access to Public
Servers Behind the ASA.”
3. Powering on and Verifying Interface Connectivity
Step 1 Connect the power supply adaptor to the power cable.
Step 2 Connect the rectangular connector of the power supply adaptor to the power connector on
the rear panel of the ASA.
Step 3 Connect the AC power connector of the power cable to an electrical outlet. (The ASA does
not have a power switch. Completing this step powers on the device.)
Step 4 Check the Power LED on the front of the ASA; if it is solid green, the device is powered on.
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Step 5 Check your management PC to make sure it received an IP address on the 192.168.1.0/24
network using DHCP.
Step 6 Check the LINK/ACT indicators to verify interface connectivity.
Interface Connectivity
Each Ethernet interface has an LED to indicate a physical link is established. When the LED is solid
green, a link is established. When the LED is ashing green, there is network activity.
If a LINK/ACT LED is not lit, the link could be down due to a duplex mismatch. If auto-negotiation is
disabled, verify you are using a straight-through Ethernet cable.
For a description of all chassis components, see the hardware installation guide on Cisco.com.
4. Initial Con guration Considerations
The ASA ships with a default con guration that, in most cases, is su cient for your basic deployment.
You con gure the ASA by using ASDM. ASDM is a graphical interface that allows you to manage the
ASA from any location by using a web browser.
However, changing certain settings is recommended or required. For example, you should change the
following settings from their defaults:
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The privileged EXEC mode (enable) password that is required to administer the ASA through
ASDM and the CLI
When using the ASA as a VPN endpoint (using the SSL VPN features):
– The hostname, domain name, and DNS server names
– Outside interface IP address to a static address
– Identity certi cate
– WINS names when access to Windows le shares is required
Use the Startup Wizard in ASDM to make these changes. See “6. Running the Startup Wizard.”
5. Launching ASDM
See the ASDM release notes on Cisco.com for the requirements to run ASDM.
Step 1 On the PC connected to the ASA, launch a web browser.
Step 2 In the Address eld, enter the following URL:
https://192.168.1.1/admin
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Step 3 Click Run Startup Wizard.
Step 4 Accept any certi cates according to the dialog boxes that appear. The Cisco ASDM-IDM
Launcher appears.
Step 5 Leave the username and password elds empty and click OK.
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The main ASDM window appears and the Startup Wizard opens. See “6. Running the Startup
Wizard.”
6. Running the Startup Wizard
Run the Startup Wizard to modify the default con guration so that you can customize the security
policy to suit your deployment. Using the startup wizard, you can set the following:
Hostname Static routes
Domain name DHCP server
Administrative passwords Network address translation rules
Interfaces and more...
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Step 1 If the wizard is not already running, in the main ASDM window, choose Wizards > Startup
Wizard.
Step 2 Follow the instructions in the Startup Wizard to con gure your ASA.
Step 3 While running the wizard, you can accept the default settings or change them as required.
(For information about any wizard eld, click Help.)
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7. (Optional) Allowing Access to Public Servers Behind the ASA
The Public Server pane automatically con gures the security policy to make an inside server
accessible from the Internet. As a business owner, you might have internal network services, such as
a web and FTP server, that need to be available to an outside user. You can place these services on a
separate network behind the ASA, called a demilitarized zone (DMZ). By placing the public servers on
the DMZ, any attacks launched against the public servers do not a ect your inside networks.
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Step 1 In the main ASDM window, choose Con guration > Firewall > Public Servers. The Public
Server pane appears.
Step 2 Click Add, then enter the public server settings in the Add Public Server dialog box. (For
information about any eld, click Help.)
Step 3 Click OK. The server appears in the list.
Step 4 Click Apply to submit the con guration to the ASA.
8. (Optional) Running VPN Wizards
You can con gure VPN using the following wizards:
Site-to-Site VPN Wizard—Creates an IPsec site-to-site tunnel between two ASAs.
AnyConnect VPN Wizard—Con gures SSL VPN remote access for the Cisco AnyConnect VPN
client. AnyConnect provides secure SSL connections to the ASA for remote users with full VPN
tunneling to corporate resources. The ASA policy can be con gured to download the AnyConnect
Client to remote users when they initially connect via a browser. With AnyConnect 3.0 and later,
the client can run either the SSL or IPSec IKEv2 VPN protocol.
Clientless SSL VPN Wizard—Con gures clientless SSL VPN remote access for a browser.
Clientless, browser-based SSL VPN lets users establish a secure, remote-access VPN tunnel to
the ASA using a web browser. After authentication, users access a portal page and can access
speci c, supported internal resources. The network administrator provides access to resources by
users on a group basis. ACLs can be applied to restrict or allow access to speci c corporate
resources.
IPsec (IKEv1) Remote Access VPN Wizard—Con gures IPsec VPN remote access for the Cisco
IPsec client.
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Step 1 In the main ASDM window, choose Wizards > VPN Wizards, then choose one of the
following:
Site-to-Site VPN Wizard
AnyConnect VPN Wizard
Clientless VPN Wizard
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IPsec (IKEv1) Remote Access VPN Wizard
Step 2 Follow the wizard instructions. (For information about any wizard eld, click Help.)
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