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Chapter 4 Connecting Interface Cables
Connecting Cables to Interfaces
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Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance Getting Started Guide
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Connecting Cables to Interfaces
To connect cables to the interfaces, perform the following steps:
Step 1 Place the chassis on a flat, stable surface, or in a rack (if you are rack-mounting it).
Step 2 Before connecting a computer or terminal to the ports, check to determine the baud
rate of the serial port. The baud rate must match the default baud rate (9600 baud) of
the Console port of the adaptive security appliance. Set up the terminal as follows:
9600 baud (default), 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bits, and Flow Control (FC) =
Hardware.
Step 3 Connect the cables to the ports.
a. Management port–The adaptive security appliance has a dedicated
management interface referred to as the Management0/0 port. The
Management0/0 port is a Fast Ethernet interface with a dedicated port used
only for traffic management. Similar to the Console port, but the Management
port accepts only incoming traffic to the adaptive security appliance.
Note You can configure any interface to be a management-only interface using
the management-only command. You can also disable management-only
mode on the management interface. For more information about this
command, see the management-only command in the Cisco Security
Appliance Command Reference.
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Connect one RJ-45 connector to the Management0/0 port, as shown in
Figure 4-1.
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Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port on your
computer.