Setting Transparent Or Routed Firewall Mode - Cisco FirePOWER ASA 5500 series Configuration Manual

Chapter 2 Getting Started
ASA 5510 and higher adaptive security appliances, the interface to which you connect with ASDM is
Management 0/0. For the ASA 5505 adaptive security appliance, the switch port to which you connect
with ASDM is any port, except for Ethernet 0/0. For the PIX 515/515E security appliance, the interface
to which you connect with ASDM is Ethernet 1. If you do not have a factory default configuration, follow
the steps in this section to access the command-line interface. You can then configure the minimum
parameters to access ASDM by entering the setup command.
To access the command-line interface, perform the following steps:
Connect a PC to the console port using the provided console cable, and connect to the console using a
Step 1
terminal emulator set for 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, no flow control.
See the hardware guide that came with your security appliance for more information about the console
cable.
Press the Enter key to see the following prompt:
Step 2
hostname>
This prompt indicates that you are in user EXEC mode.
To access privileged EXEC mode, enter the following command:
Step 3
hostname> enable
The following prompt appears:
Password:
Step 4 Enter the enable password at the prompt.
By default, the password is blank, and you can press the Enter key to continue. See the
Enable Password" section on page 8-1
The prompt changes to:
hostname#
To exit privileged mode, enter the disable, exit, or quit command.
To access global configuration mode, enter the following command:
Step 5
hostname# configure terminal
The prompt changes to the following:
hostname(config)#
To exit global configuration mode, enter the exit, quit, or end command.

Setting Transparent or Routed Firewall Mode

You can set the security appliance to run in routed firewall mode (the default) or transparent firewall
mode.
For multiple context mode, you can use only one firewall mode for all contexts. You must set the mode
in the system execution space.
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Setting Transparent or Routed Firewall Mode
to change the enable password.
Cisco Security Appliance Command Line Configuration Guide
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