
The ASA can categorise entities into object groups. Configure other Interfaces and Routing:Ĩ.

Configure the ASA with appropriate passwords:Ħ. Configure the new images as the default boot images:Ĥ. Clear the ASA flash and upload new firmware images:ģ. Security levels should be configured so the inside interface is a higher value than the outside. Configure the interfaces on the ASA for connectivity on the organisational LAN. The following configuration example configures the Cisco ASA for IPSec and SSL VPN connectivity, and provides pointers to areas mentioned in the SSL VPN chapter.ġ. The diagram below shows the interface names, IP ranges and functions.

Cisco ASA access through the CLI using PuTTY. The CLI interface can be reached through the SSH protocol, typically using PuTTY under Windows (Figure 21) or SSH/Slogin on Unix/Linux Operating Systems.įigure 21. Not all features of the ASA are supported through the GUI and vice versa through the CLI.įigure 20. The ASDM client software for Windows and Mac OS X operating systems is stored on the Cisco ASA and may be downloaded and installed by connecting to the ASA using HTTPS (Figure 20). The IPSec VPN functions are included for no extra charge the remainder are chargeable options after version 7.0 of the ASA.Ĭonfiguration of the Cisco ASA can be either through the CLI (command line interface) using SSH or through the ASDM GUI interface. Included in the ASA Platform is IPSec VPN, SSL VPN, Web Portal and Secure Desktop facilities.

The Cisco® ASA family of devices are based on the Cisco® PIX platform (Figure 19) however they have been re-engineered and improved with feature rich functions.
