Running The Startup Wizard - Cisco ASA 5505 Getting Started Manual

Chapter 4 Configuring the Adaptive Security Appliance

Running the Startup Wizard

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To use the Startup Wizard to set up a basic configuration for the adaptive security
appliance, perform the following steps:
If you have not already done so, connect a PC to a switch port on the ASA 5505.
Locate an Ethernet cable, which has an RJ-45 connector on each end.
a.
Connect one RJ-45 connector to the switch port.
b.
Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port on your
c.
computer or to your management network.
Start ASDM.
On the PC connected to the ASA 5505, start an Internet browser.
a.
In the address field of the browser, enter this URL: https://192.168.1.1/.
b.
Note The adaptive security appliance ships with a default IP address of
192.168.1.1. Remember to add the "s" in "https" or the connection
fails. HTTP over SSL (HTTPS) provides a secure connection between
your browser and the adaptive security appliance.
In the window that requires you to choose the method you want to use to run
c.
the ASDM software, choose either to download the ASDM launcher or to run
the ASDM software as a Java applet.
In the dialog box that requires a username and password, leave both fields empty.
Press Enter.
Click Yes to accept the certificates. Click Yes for all subsequent authentication
and certificate dialog boxes.
The main ASDM window appears.
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