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About the Secure Firewall Management Center 1700, 2700, and 4700
1. Install the system on the device at the staging location.
2. Shut down and ship the appliance to the target location.
3. Deploy the appliance at the target location.
Note
Prerequisites for Preconfiguration
Before preconfiguring the appliance, collect the network settings, licenses, and other pertinent information
for the staging location and the target location.
During the initial setup, you configure your appliance with enough information to connect the appliance to
the network and install the system.
You need the following information to preconfigure your appliance:
• New password (initial setup requires changing the password)
• Hostname of the appliance
• Domain name of the appliance
• IP management address of the appliance
• Network mask of the appliance at the target location
• Default gateway of the appliance at the target location
• IP address of the DNS server at the staging location, or, if accessible, the target location
• IP address of the NTP server at the staging location, or, if accessible, the target location
Optional Preconfiguration Information
You can change some default configurations, including the following:
• The time zone (if you choose to manually set the time for your appliances)
• The remote storage location for automatic backups
• The LOM IP address to enable LOM
Preconfigure Time Management
Procedure
Step 1
Synchronize time to a physical NTP server.
Step 2
Set the IP addresses for the DNS and NTP servers using one of the following methods:
Save all packing materials and include all reference material and power cords when repackaging the appliance.
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center 1700, 2700, and 4700 Getting Started Guide
Prerequisites for Preconfiguration
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