Installing A Cable Lock; Rack Or Wall Mounting The Cisco Asa 5505; Mounting The Chassis - Cisco ASA 5505 Hardware Installation Manual

Installing a Cable Lock

Note
Installing a Cable Lock
The Cisco ASA 5505 includes a slot that accepts standard desktop cable locks to provide physical
security. The cable lock is not included.
To install a cable lock, perform the following steps:
Follow the directions from the manufacturer for attaching the other end of the cable for securing the
Step 1
Cisco ASA 5505.
Attach the cable lock to the lock slot on the back panel of the Cisco ASA 5505.
Step 2

Rack or Wall Mounting the Cisco ASA 5505

To prevent bodily injury when mounting or servicing this unit in a rack, you must take special
Warning
precautions to ensure that the system remains stable. The following guidelines are provided to ensure
your safety: This unit should be mounted at the bottom of the rack if it is the only unit in the rack. When
mounting this unit in a partially filled rack, load the rack from the bottom to the top with the heaviest component
at the bottom of the rack. If the rack is provided with stabilizing devices, install the stabilizers before mounting
or servicing the unit in the rack. Statement 1006
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Cisco ASA 5505 Adaptive Security Appliance Hardware Installation Guide
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The light will be solid green, only for 100Mbps devices.
Allow clearance around the rack for maintenance.
If the rack contains stabilizing devices, install the stabilizers prior to mounting or servicing the unit
in the rack.
When mounting a device in an enclosed rack, ensure adequate ventilation. Do not overcrowd an
enclosed rack. Make sure that the rack is not congested, because each unit generates heat.
When mounting a device in an open rack, make sure that the rack frame does not block the intake
or exhaust ports.
If the rack contains only one unit, mount the unit at the bottom of the rack.
If the rack is partially filled, load the rack from the bottom to the top, with the heaviest component
at the bottom of the rack.
Mounting the Chassis, page 3-5
Installing and Wall-Mounting the Cisco ASA 5505 FIPS Enclosure, page 3-11
Chapter 3 Installing the Cisco ASA 5505
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