About the ASA 5500-X
Power Supply
Cisco ASA 5512-X, ASA 5515-X, ASA 5525-X, ASA 5545-X, and ASA 5555-X Hardware Installation Guide
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Figure 6 shows the rear panel ports for the ASA 5545-X and ASA 5555-X.
Figure 6 Rear Panel Ports for the ASA 5545-X and ASA 5555-X
Power Supply
The ASA 5512-X, ASA 5515-X, and ASA 5525-X ship with one fixed fan and one fixed power supply (AC or DC)
installed. The ASA 5545-X and ASA 5555-X ship with one power supply (AC or DC) installed.
Dual Power Supply Support for the ASA 5545-X and ASA 5555-X, page 19
Power On Guidelines, page 19
3 GigabitEthernet data
interfaces (0/0 through
0/7)
The 8 on-board data interfaces. Connect with an RJ-45 cable.
The top row port numbers are (from left to right) 7, 5, 3, 1.
The bottom row port numbers are (from left to right) 6, 4, 2, 0.
4 USB Ports The two USB standard ports.
(See Internal and External USB Flash Drives, page 10.)
5 Console port The RS-232 serial console port used to directly connect a computer to the
ASA. Connect with an RJ-45 cable.
LED Description
1 I/O slot Slot for the optional I/O Card. If you have a fiber-optic I/O card, use SFP
modules to connect (not included).
2 Thumbscrew The screw that tightens and loosens the chassis cover.
3 Management 0/0
interface
The GigabitEthernet interface that is restricted to management use only.
Connect with an RJ-45 cable.
4 GigabitEthernet data
interfaces (0/0 through
0/7)
The 8 on-board data interfaces. Connect with an RJ-45 cable.
The top row port numbers are (from left to right) 7, 5, 3, 1.
The bottom row port numbers are (from left to right) 6, 4, 2, 0.
5 Power supplies Slots for the primary power supply that ships with the device, and the optional
redundant power supply.
6 USB ports The two USB standard ports.
(See Internal and External USB Flash Drives, page 10.)
7 Console port The RS-232 serial console port used to directly connect a computer to the
ASA. Connect with an RJ-45 cable.
8 Rear panel LEDs Rear panel LEDs. (See Figure 3 on page -16 for more information.)
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