Rear Panel Components - Cisco ASA 5505 Getting Started Manual

Ports and LEDs

Rear Panel Components

Figure 3-5 ASA 5505 Rear Panel
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Cisco ASA SSC-05
power
48 VDC
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POWER over ETHERNET 6
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Port or LED
1 Power connector
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Security service card slot
3 PoE switch ports 6–7
4
Ethernet switch ports 0–7
5
Serial console port
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Figure 3-5 illustrates the back panel of the ASA 5505.
Security
Services
Card Slot
Status
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6
Purpose
Attaching the power cord.
Reserved for future use.
Can be used for PoE devices, that is, devices that can be powered
by the network interface, such as IP phones.
These ports are the only ports that can be used for IP phones or other
PoE devices. However, these ports are not restricted to that use.
They can also be used as Ethernet switch ports, as are the ports
numbered 0 through 5. If a PoE device is not attached, power is not
supplied to the port and the device must be powered on its own.
Layer 2 switch ports that provide flexible zone configuration.
Ethernet switch ports 6 and 7 also support PoE devices. If
Note
a PoE device is not attached, power is not supplied to the
port and the device must be powered on its own.
Managing the device using the CLI (command-line interface).
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console
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