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FMC Initial Setup Using the Web Interface for Software Versions 6.2 - 6.4
• For an FMC connected to a computer with an Ethernet cable, direct the browser on that computer to the
default management interface IPv4 address: https://192.168.45.45/.
• If you configured the FMC IP address over a physical connection (see
Settings Using a Physical Connection for Software Versions 6.2 - 6.4, on page
your management network to browse to the IP address of the FMC management interface.
Step 2
Log in using admin as the username and Admin123 as the password. (The password is case-sensitive.)
Step 3
In the Change Password section of the Setup page, change the password for the admin accounts. The admin
account for the web interface has Administrator privileges and cannot be deleted. We recommend that you
use a strong password that is at least eight alphanumeric characters of mixed case and includes at least one
numeric character. Avoid using words that appear in a dictionary.
Note
Step 4
The FMC's network settings allow it to communicate on your management network. Configure these settings
in the Network Settings section of the Setup page:
• If you already configured the network settings for appliance access using a keyboard and monitor, the
Network Settings section of the Setup page may be prepopulated.
• If values are not prepopulated under Network Settings, or if you want to change the prepopulated values,
you must choose the management network protocol. The Firepower system provides a dual stack
implementation for both IPv4 and IPv6 management environments; you can specify IPv4, IPv6, or Both.
Depending on your protocol choice, the Setup page displays fields where you must enter the IPv4 or
IPv6 management IP address, netmask or prefix length, and default gateway for the FMC. You can also
specify up to three DNS servers, as well as the host name and domain for the device.
• For IPv4, you must enter the address and netmask in dotted decimal form (for example, a netmask
• For IPv6 networks, check the Assign the IPv6 address using router autoconfiguration check box
Step 5
(Optional) In the Time Settings section of the Setup page you can set the time for a FMC one of two ways:
either manually or using the network time protocol (NTP) from an NTP server.
• To set the time using network time protocol (NTP), select Via NTP from and specify one or more NTP
servers the FMC can access.
• To set the time manually, select Manually and enter the current time in the provided fields.
To choose the time zone used on the local web interface for the admin account, click the current time zone
value and choose a time zone from the pop-up window.
Note
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The admin accounts for accessing a FMC through the shell as opposed to accessing a FMC using
the web interface are not the same, and may use different passwords. This setting changes both
admin passwords to the same value.
of 255.255.0.0).
to automatically assign IPv6 network settings. Otherwise, you must set the address in colon-separated
hexadecimal form and the number of bits in the prefix (for example, a prefix length of 112).
Using an NTP server is critial to ensure proper time synchronization between the FMC and its
managed devices. If you do not configure an NTP server during the initial setup process, we strongly
recommend you do so as soon as possible. See the Time and Time Synchronization section in the
Firepower Management Center Configuration Guide
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for your version for more information.
(Optional) Configure Network
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