Cisco ASA 5580 User manual

QUICK START GUIDE

Cisco ASA 5580

1Verifying the Package Contents

2Powering On the ASA

3Maximizing Throughput

4Connecting Interface Cables and Verifying Connectivity

5Launching ASDM

6Running the Startup Wizard

7(Optional) Allowing Access to Public Servers Behind the ASA

8(Optional) Running VPN Wizards

9(Optional) Running Other Wizards in ASDM

10 Advanced Configuration

Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information

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

http://www.cisco.com/go/asadocs for links to the RCSI and other documents.

Revised: January 30, 2012, 78-20726-01

1 Verifying the Package Contents

Verify the contents of the packing box to ensure that you have received all items necessary to install

your ASA.

1ASA 5580 Chassis 22 Yellow Ethernet Cables

3Power Cable (US Shown) 4Blue Console Cable PC Terminal Adapter

5RJ-45 to DB-9 Adapter 6Documentation and Software CD

Not shown: Rail System Kit

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CiscoASA5580 SERIES

Adaptive Security Appliance

UID

SYSTEM

PWR STATUS

MGMT 0

MGMT 1

Cisco ASA

AdaptiveSecurity

Appliance

Product CD

Cisco ASA Adaptive

Security Appliance

Quick Start

Guide

Cisco ASA Adaptive

Security Appliance

Product Card

300012

2 Powering On the ASA

Step 1 Attach the power cable to the back of the ASA. If you have redundant power supplies, you

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.

Step 4 Check the Power LED on the front of the ASA; if it is solid green, the device is powered on.

Step 5 Check the System LED on the front of the ASA; after it is solid green, the system has passed

power-up diagnostics.

PCI-Ex4 PCI-Ex8 PCI-Ex4 PCI-E x8 PCI-Ex4 PCI-X100 MHz

PS2PS1

UID

Reserved

for

Future Use

CONSOLEMGMT0/0

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PCI-E x4 PCI-X 100 MHz

Reserved

for

FutureUse

CONSOLEMGMT 0/0

PS1

300014

3 Maximizing Throughput

Refer to the following illustration when planning your network for maximum throughput.

•You should use the high-capacity bus slots (5, 7, 8) for 10-Gigabit Ethernet adapters; other

adapters can be placed in any slot.

•Distribute traffic on the I/O bridges using the following best practices:

–

Have equal amounts of traffic on both I/O bridges.

–

Keep traffic flow within the same I/O bridge.

For example, the ideal traffic distribution would be:

a. Half the traffic stays on slots 7 and 8.

b. The other half of the traffic stays on slots 3 through 6.

Steps a and b achieve both best practices above. If you cannot achieve both practices, then you

should prefer the first best practice: have equal amounts of traffic on both I/O bridges.

See the Hardware Installation Guide for more information about maximizing throughput on the

ASA 5580.

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PCI-E x4 PCI-E x8 PCI-E x4 PCI-E x8 PCI-E x4 PCI-X 100 MHz

Slot 9 (Reserved) Slots 1, 2 (Reserved)

Slots 3, 4, 6 (Normal Capacity Bus,

PCI Express x4 non-hot-plug)

Slots 5, 7, 8 (High Capacity Bus,

PCI Express x8 non-hot-plug)

Slots 7, 8

(I/O Bridge 2)

Slots 3, 4, 5, 6,

Management Ifcs

(I/O Bridge 1)

331348

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.You

can connect the 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.

The ASA 5580 has 2 management interfaces (Management 0/0 and Management 0/1);

however, only Management 0/0 is configured for use.

If you want to use the CLI, connect your PC to the console port, and see the CLI configuration

guide for more information.

Step 2 Connect your networks to the appropriate ports.

The ASA 5580 has nine expansion slots. Slots 3 through 8 support PCI Express network

interface adapters. Slots 1, 2, and 9 are reserved. Your exact configuration depends on the

configuration you purchased.

Step 3 Check the LINK/ACT indicators to verify interface connectivity.

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PCI-E x4 PCI-E x8 PCI-E x4 PCI-E x8 PCI-E x4 PCI-X 100 MHz

PS2 PS1

UID

CONSOLE MGMT0/0

MGMT0/1

Management PC

Secured

Network

Unsecured

Network

Reserved

Interface

expansion slots Reserved

300013

5 Launching ASDM

The ASA ships with a default configuration that enables ASDM connectivity to the Management 0/0

interface. Using ASDM, you can use wizards to configure basic and advanced features. ASDM is a

graphical user interface that allows you to manage the ASA from any location by using a web browser.

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 field, enter the following URL: https://192.168.1.1/admin. The Cisco ASDM

web page appears.

Step 3 Click Run Startup Wizard.

Step 4 Accept any certificates according to the dialog boxes that appear. The Cisco ASDM-IDM

Launcher appears.

Step 5 Leave the username and password fields empty, and click OK. The main ASDM window

appears and the Startup Wizard opens.

6 Running the Startup Wizard

Run the Startup Wizard 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

Wizard.

Step 2 Follow the instructions in the Startup Wizard to configure your ASA.

Step 3 While running the wizard, you can accept the default settings or change them as required. (For

information about any wizard field, click Help.)

•Hostname

•Domain name

•Administrative passwords

•Interfaces

•IP addresses

•Static routes

•DHCP server

•Network address translation rules

•and more...

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 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 affect your inside networks.

Step 1 In the main ASDM window, choose Configuration > 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 field, click Help.)

Step 3 Click OK. The server appears in the list.

Step 4 Click Apply to submit the configuration to the ASA.

8 (Optional) Running VPN Wizards

You can configure VPN using the following wizards:

•Site-to-Site VPN Wizard—Creates an IPsec site-to-site tunnel between two ASAs.

•AnyConnect VPN Wizard—Configures 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 configured 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—Configures 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 specific,

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 specific corporate resources.

•IPsec (IKEv1) Remote Access VPN Wizard—Configures IPsec VPN remote access for the Cisco

IPsec client.

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

•IPsec (IKEv1) Remote Access VPN Wizard

Step 2 Follow the wizard instructions. (For information about any wizard field, click Help.)

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