Connect To A Console Terminal Or Pc; Connect To The Console Port With Microsoft Windows - Cisco ASA 5508-X Hardware Installation Manual

Connect to a Console Terminal or PC

Step 2
Connect the power cord to the ASA, and plug the other end to your power source.
Step 3 Press the power switch to turn the appliance on.
When the Power LED is solid green, the ASA is completely powered on.
Step 4
Check the Status LED on the ASA chassis.
When it is solid green, the ASA has passed power-on diagnostics.
Step 5 See the Cisco ASA 5508-X and ASA 5516-X Quick Start Guide
Note Your ASA ships with either ASA or Firepower Threat Defense software preinstalled. To reimage your device,
see Reimage the Cisco ASA or Firepower Threat Defense
Connect to a Console Terminal or PC
The serial ports provide administrative access to the ASA either with a console terminal or a PC. To configure
the ASA through the CLI, you must establish a connection between the ASA console port and either a terminal
or a PC.
This section describes how to connect to a console terminal or a PC, and contains the following topics:

Connect to the Console Port with Microsoft Windows

You must install a USB device driver the first time a Microsoft Windows-based PC is connected to the USB
serial port on the ASA, otherwise the connection fails.
To uninstall the driver, use the Add Remove Programs utility or the Setup-exe program.
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to continue setting up your ASA.
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