Getting Started With The Configuration; Suggested Next Steps - Cisco ISA500 Series Quick Start Manual

Getting Started with the Configuration

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After you install the security appliance, configure it by using the Startup
Wizard.
Connect a computer to an available LAN port on the back panel of
S 1
TEP
the security appliance.
Your PC will become a DHCP client of the security appliance and
will receive an IP address in the 192.168.1.x range.
Start a web browser. In the Address bar, enter the default LAN IP
S 2
TEP
address of the security appliance: 192.168.1.1.
When the login page opens, enter the username and password.
S 3
TEP
The default username is "cisco". The default password is "cisco".
Usernames and passwords are case sensitive.
Click Login.
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TEP
For the first login, you are forced to change the default username
and password of the default administrator account. After you
change them, the Startup Wizard launches.
Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the initial configuration
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TEP
such as remote management, port, WAN, LAN, DMZ, WAN
redundancy, and WLAN (for ISA550W and ISA570W only).

Suggested Next Steps

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Congratulations, you are now ready to start using your security appliance.
You may want to consider taking some of the following tasks to secure
your security appliance and network:
• Configure the VLANs, DMZs, and WLANs.
• Configure the zones.
• Configure the WAN redundancy if you have two ISP links.
• Configure the zone-based firewall.
• Configure the UTM services such as Intrusion Prevention System, Anti-
Virus, Email Reputation Filter, Web URL Filter, and Web Reputation Filter.
• Configure the VPNs for Site-to-Site and remote secure access.
• Configure the WAN, LAN, and Wireless QoS settings.
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