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Command
hostname(config)# configure
Step 4
factory-default [inside_ip_address
[address_mask]]
hostname(config)# write memory Writes the factory default configuration to Flash
Step 5
1.
If the optional inside IP address and address mask are specified, the factory-default configuration reflects
that.
Alternative Ways to Access the Security Appliance
You can access the CLI for administration using the console port on the security appliance. To do so,
you must run a serial terminal emulator on a PC or workstation
To set up your system so that you can administer the security appliance from the command line using
the console port, follow these steps:
Connect the blue console cable so that you have a DB-9 connector on one end, as required by
Step 1
the serial port for your computer, and the RJ-45 connector on the other end.
Note
Use the console port to connect to a computer to enter configuration commands.
Locate the blue console cable from the accessory kit. The blue console cable assembly
consists of a null-modem cable with RJ-45 connectors and a DB-9 connector.
Connect the RJ-45 connector to the PIX 515E security appliance console port, and connect
Step 2
the other end to the serial port connector on your computer. (See Figure 4.)
1
Purpose
Erases the running configuration and replaces it with
the factory default configuration. Entering the
configure factory-default command erases the current
running configuration.
memory.
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