Cisco ASA 5540

Chapter 6 Connecting Interface Cables on the ASA 5500, ASA 5510, ASA 5520, and ASA 5540 Platforms
Connecting Interface Cables
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Cisco ASA 5500 Series Getting Started Guide
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This chapter includes the following sections:
• Connecting Interface Cables, page 6-2
• Connecting to SSMs, page 6-4
• Connecting to a 4GE SSM, page 6-6
• Powering On the Adaptive Security Appliance, page 6-9
• What to Do Next, page 6-9
Connecting Interface Cables
This section describes how to connect the appropriate cables to the Console,
Management, copper Ethernet, and fiber Ethernet ports.
Note The RJ-45 Auxiliary port (labeled AUX on the chassis) is reserved for internal use
at Cisco. The port is not functional in shipping versions of the chassis; therefore,
customers cannot connect to this port to run the adaptive security appliance CLI.
To connect cables to the network interfaces, perform the following steps:
Step 1 Place the chassis on a flat, stable surface, or in a rack (if you are rack-mounting it).
Step 2 Connect to the Management port.
The adaptive security appliance has a dedicated interface for device management
that is referred to as the Management0/0 port. The Management0/0 port is a Fast
Ethernet interface. This port is similar to the Console port, but the Management0/0
port only accepts incoming traffic to the adaptive security appliance.
Note You can configure any interface to be a management-only interface using
the management-only command. You can also disable management-only
mode on the management interface. For more information about this
command, see the management-only command in the Cisco ASA 5500
Series Command Reference.
a. Locate an Ethernet cable, which has an RJ-45 connector on each end.