Cisco ISA550 Administration Manual

Cisco ISA550 Administration Manual

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Getting Started

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Cisco ISA500 Series Integrated Security Appliances Administration Guide
This chapter provides an overview of the Cisco ISA500 Series Integrated Security
Appliance and describes basic configuration tasks to help you configure your
security appliance. It includes the following sections:
Introduction, page 20
For information about how to physically install your security appliance, see the
Cisco ISA500 Series Integrated Security Appliances Quick Start Guide at:
www.cisco.com/go/isa500resources.
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Getting Started This chapter provides an overview of the Cisco ISA500 Series Integrated Security Appliance and describes basic configuration tasks to help you configure your security appliance. It includes the following sections: • Introduction, page 20 • Product Overview, page 21 •...
  • Page 2: Introduction

    Getting Started Introduction Introduction Thank you for choosing the Cisco ISA500 Series Integrated Security Appliance, a member of the Small Business Family. The ISA500 Series is a set of Unified Threat Management (UTM) security appliances that provide business-class security gateway solutions with dual WAN, DMZ, zone-based firewall, site-to-site and...
  • Page 3: Product Overview

    Small Business SPEED LINK /ACT POWER/SYS WLAN CONFIGURABLE ISA570 Front Panel ISA570 Cisco Small Business SPEED LINK /ACT POWER/SYS CONFIGURABLE ISA570W Front Panel ISA570W Cisco Small Business SPEED LINK /ACT POWER/SYS WLAN CONFIGURABLE Cisco ISA500 Series Integrated Security Appliances Administration Guide...
  • Page 4 Flashes green when the USB device is transmitting and receiving data. WLAN Indicates the WLAN status. (ISA550W and • Solid green when the WLAN is up. ISA570W only) • Flashes green when the WLAN is transmitting and receiving data. Cisco ISA500 Series Integrated Security Appliances Administration Guide...
  • Page 5: Back Panel

    ISA550 and ISA550W Back Panel Power Switch Reset ANT01 Button ANT02 12VDC A NT01 A NT02 L A N CONFIGURABLE WA N RESET POWER Power Connector Port Configurable Port Ports Ports Cisco ISA500 Series Integrated Security Appliances Administration Guide...
  • Page 6 Connects the unit to a USB device. You can use a USB device to save and restore system configuration, or to upgrade the firmware. Configurable Can be set to operate as WAN, LAN, or DMZ ports. ISA550 Ports and ISA550W have 4 configurable ports. ISA570 and ISA570W have 5 configurable ports.
  • Page 7: Getting Started With The Configuration Utility

    This section includes the following topics: • Logging in to the Configuration Utility, page 26 • Navigating Through the Configuration Utility, page 27 • Using the Help System, page 28 • Configuration Utility Icons, page 28 Cisco ISA500 Series Integrated Security Appliances Administration Guide...
  • Page 8 IP address to connect to the Configuration Utility. When the login page opens, enter the username and password. STEP 3 The default username is cisco. The default password is cisco. Usernames and passwords are case sensitive. Click Login.
  • Page 9 Click the title of a feature or sub-feature to open it. Main Content The main content of the feature or sub-feature appears in this area. Cisco ISA500 Series Integrated Security Appliances Administration Guide...
  • Page 10 Contract the sub-features of a feature in the left icon navigation pane or contract the items under a category. Connect icon Establish a VPN connection. Disconnect or Terminate a VPN connection or an active user Logout icon session. Cisco ISA500 Series Integrated Security Appliances Administration Guide...
  • Page 11 Check for Updates Check for new signature updates from Cisco’s Now icon signature server immediately. Credentials icon View the device credentials. Email Alerts icon View or configure the email alert settings. Cisco ISA500 Series Integrated Security Appliances Administration Guide...
  • Page 12: Factory Default Settings

    VLAN Configuration: The security appliance predefines a native VLAN (DEFAULT) and a guest VLAN (GUEST). You can customize the predefined VLANs or create new VLANs for your specific business needs. See Configuring a VLAN, page 137. Cisco ISA500 Series Integrated Security Appliances Administration Guide...
  • Page 13: Restoring The Factory Default Settings

    Administrative Access: You can access the Configuration Utility by using a web browser from the LAN side and entering the default LAN IP address of 192.168.75.1. You can log on by entering the username (cisco) and password (cisco) of the default administrator account. To prevent...
  • Page 14: Performing Basic Configuration Tasks

    Backing Up Your Configuration, page 34 Changing the Default Administrator Password The default administrator account (“cisco”) has full privilege to set the configuration and read the system status. For security purposes, you must change the default administrator password at the first login.
  • Page 15 Do not repeat any password more than three times in a row. Do not set the password as the username or “cisco.” Do not capitalize or spell these words backwards.
  • Page 16 PC or on a USB device. You must first download the latest firmware image from Cisco.com and save it to your local PC or to a USB device. See Upgrading Firmware from a PC or a USB Device, page 437.

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