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Chapter 10 Configuring the CSC SSM
Scenario: Security Appliance with CSC SSM Deployed for Content Security
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Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance Getting Started Guide
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If you followed the procedures in earlier chapters of this document, at this point
you have an ASA system running with licensed software, and you have entered
basic system values using the setup Wizard. Your next steps are to configure the
adaptive security appliance for a content security deployment.
The basic steps are:
1. Obtain software activation key from Cisco.com.
2. Gather the information you need to configure the CSC SSM.
3. Obtain activation keys from cisco.com.
4. Open ASDM, which is used for all configuration tasks in this setup process.
5. Verify time settings.
6. Run the CSC setup wizard to configure the CSC SSM.
7. Configure the adaptive security appliance to divert traffic to the CSC SSM for
scanning.
These steps are described in detail in the sections that follow.
Obtain Software Activation Key from Cisco.com
With the CSC SSM, you should have received a Product Authorization Key
(PAK). Use the PAK to register the CSC SSM at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/go/license
After you register, you will receive activation keys by email. The activation keys
are required before you can complete the procedure described in the “Run the
CSC Setup Wizard” section on page 10-9.
Gather Information
Before you start configuring the adaptive security appliance and the CSC SSM,
gather the following information:
IP address netmask for the CSC SSM management port, gateway IP address and
netmask. (The adaptive security appliance IP address was assigned when you
performed the Setup Wizard, described in Chapter 5, “Configuring the Adaptive
Security Appliance.”