Cisco ASA 5506-X Quick start guide

Cisco ASA with FirePOWER Services

Easy Setup Guide

1 Connecting PC to ASA

2 Installing ASDM

3 Configuring ASA

You can easily set up your ASA

in this step-by-step guide.

1-1 Before You Begin

Before you begin the installation, make sure that you have the following equipment:

●ASA Chassis ●AC Power Cable (& Supply with ASA 5506-X)

●Ethernet Cable x 3 ●PC

Make sure that nothing is connected to the ASA and your PC settings are config-

ured to use DHCP.

1-2 Connecting PC to ASA

Connecting PC to ASA

1Connect the AC power ca-

ble to the AC power con-

nector of the ASA and a

grounded AC outlet.

The power turns on automati-

cally when you plug in the power

cable. There is no power button.

2Confirm that the POWER

LED and STATUS LED are

solid green.

If the POWER LED is solid green,

the device is powered on. After

the STATUS LED is solid green,

the system has passed pow-

er-on diagnostics.

3Connect the first Ethernet

cable to the Ethernet port

#1 of the ASA, and the

other end of the cable to

the Ethernet port of your

WAN device.

Wait until the port LEDs on the

ASA and your WAN device are

green or blinking green. Green

LEDs indicate a successful con-

nection.

4Connect the second Eth-

ernet cable to the Ethernet

port #2 of the ASA, and

the other end of the cable

to the Ethernet port of your

PC.

Wait until the port LEDs on the

ASA and your PC are green or

blinking green. Green LEDs in-

dicate a successful connection.

Caution

At step ❷, if the STATUS LED does not turn solid green, or turns amber, the ASA failed the

power-on diagnostics, reconnect the AC power cable to the ASA AC power connector and a

grounded AC outlet. Nevertheless the STATUS LED does not turn solid green, or turns amber,

contact your Cisco representative or reseller.

At step ❸& ❹, the ASA port to connect an Ethernet cable is the RJ-45 Ethernet port, not the

RJ-45 management port. The RJ-45 Ethernet ports are numbered.

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1Connecting PC to ASA

To configure the ASA, use the Cisco Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM).

Follow these steps to download the Cisco ASDM from the ASA and install it to your

PC.

1Launch a Web browser PC

and enter the IP address

https://192.168.1.1

into the address bar, then

press Enter key.

Depending on your environ-

ment, the security certificate

page appears.

2Click ［Continue to this

website (not recommend-

ed)］

The Cisco ASDM web page ap-

pears.

Installing ASDM

3Click [Install ASDM

Launcher].

Depending on your environ-

ment, the authentication dialog

box appears.

4Click [OK].

Leave the username and pass-

word fields empty.

5Click [Run].

The InstallShield Wizard for

Cisco ASDM Launcher appears.

Caution

If the Cisco ASDM web page does not appear, make sure that:

・

The POWER LED and STATUS LED are solid green.

・

You connect a straight-through cable to an Ethernet port on the ASA.

・

Any pop-up blockers or proxy settings on your browser are disabled and that any

wireless client is disabled on your PC or laptop.

・

Your PC settings use DHCP. The ASA acts as a DHCP server. If your PC has a static IP ad-

dress, temporarily configure your PC settings to use DHCP.

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2Installing ASDM

6Click [Next].

7Click [Next].

If you want to change the default

installation folder, click [Change]

and enter or choose the desired

installation folder.

8Click [Install].

9Click [Finish].

The Cisco ASDM Launcher ap-

pears.

Caution

Your PC must meet the following requirements to run Cisco ASDM.

●Microsoft Windows 7, 8:

- Microsoft Internet Explorer

- Mozilla Firefox

- Google Chrome

- Java SE Plug-in 7.0 or later

●Apple OS X 10.4 and later

- Mozilla Firefox

- Apple Safari

- Google Chrome (64-bit version only)

- Java SE Plug-in 7.0 or later

You can also use Microsoft Windows 8.1, 10 (but they are not officially supported).

Cisco ASA with FirePOWER Services Easy Setup Guide

2Installing ASDM

3-1 Launching ASDM

Now you can launch the Cisco ASDM with the Cisco ASDM Launcher.

1Click [OK.]

Leave the username and pass-

word fields empty. The Security

warning appears.

2Click [Continue］

3Click [Cancel］

The main ASDM window ap-

pears.

Configuring ASA

3-2 Launching Startup Wizard

After launching ASDM, use the Startup Wizard to perform initial configuration.

1Click [Startup Wizard] from

the [Wizards] menu bar.

2Click [Modify existing con-

figuration].

3Click [Next].

MEMO

At step ❸, you are prompted to provide the IP address of the ASA FirePOWER module. You can

later set the module IP address to the correct IP address using the Startup Wizard.

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3Configuring ASA

4Click [Next].

You can enter the host name

and the domain name of the

ASA.

5Select the appropriate op-

tion.

Configure the outside interface

of the ASA. If you use the ASA

behind

the existing router,

select [Use DHCP] in most cas-

es. If you use the ASA

instead

of

the existing router, follow the

configuration of the router.

6Click [Next].

8Click [Next].

You can specify static routes if

your network has multiple rout-

ers.

7Click [Next].

Caution

To the inside interfaces, you

must assign the range of IP

addresses different from the

range assigned to the outside

interface. For example, if the

outside range is 192.168.1.x,

the inside range should be

192.168.10.x, and so on. You

can change the range by se-

lecting an interface and clicking

[Edit].

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3Configuring ASA

9Click [Next].

The ASA can act as a DHCP

server and provide IP address-

es to the hosts on your inside

network.

10 Click [Use Port Address

Translation (PAT)].

Select [Use Port Address Trans-

lation (PAT)] to share a single

external IP address for devices

on the inside interface. Select

[Use Network Address Transla-

tion (NAT)] to share several ex-

ternal IP address for devices on

the inside interface.

11 Click [Next].

13 Enter the IP address for

the ASA FirePOWER mod-

ule.

For example, the

192.168.1.2



works with the default configu-

ration.

14 Enter the IP address of the

Default Gateway.

For example, the

192.168.1.1

works with the default configu-

ration.

15 Click [Next].

12 Click [Next].

You can specify the addresses

of all hosts or networks, which

are allowed to access the ASA

using HTTPS/ASDM, SSH or

Telnet.

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3Configuring ASA

16 Click [Next].

The ASA can be remotely man-

aged from an Auto Update

Server. This includes automatic

updating the ASA configuration,

ASA image, ASDM image as

needed.

17 Click [Finish].

You have completed the Startup

Wizard. To send your changes

to the ASA, click [Finish]. If you

want to modify any of the data,

click [Back].

3-3 Connecting Switch to ASA

After completing the Startup Wizard, exit the ASDM and disconnect the Ethernet

cable from your PC. Then, follow these steps to connect your switch to the ASA.

Make sure that nothing is connected to the switch, its settings are configured to

use DHCP, and the first Ethernet cable is still connected between the ASA and your

WAN device.

1Connect the second Eth-

ernet cable to the Ethernet

port #2 of the ASA, and

the other end of the cable

to the Ethernet port of your

switch.

2Connect the third Ethernet

cable to the Ethernet man-

agement port of the ASA,

and the other end of the

cable to the Ethernet port

of your switch.

WAN Device

Switch

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3Configuring ASA

3-4 Install Licenses

Now you can access to the ASA FirePOWER module with the Cisco ASDM. Re-

launch the Cisco ASDM and install the licenses. The Control and Protection licens-

es are provided by default and the Product Authorization Key (PAK) is included on

a printout in your box. If you ordered additional licenses, you should have PAKs for

those licenses in your email.

1Launch ASDM and Click

[Configuration].

2Click [ASA FirePOWER

Configuration].

3Click [Licenses].

4Copy [License Key] text

and get the license from

the licensing portal (see

the MEMO below).

The example of the License Key

is 72:78:DA:6E:D9:93:35.

MEMO

You can get the license (license activation key) from the licensing portal.

1. Go to http://www.cisco.com/go/license.

2. Enter the PAKs separated by commas in the Get New Licenses field, and click Fulfill.

3. You will be asked for the License Key and email address among other fields.

4. Copy the resulting license activation key from either the website display or from the zip file

attached to the licensing email that the system automatically delivers.

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3Configuring ASA

8If you have additional li-

censes, click [Add New

License] and repeat the

steps ❺to ❼.

5Paste the license activa-

tion key into [License] box.

6Click [Verify License].

7Click [Submit License].

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3Configuring ASA

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