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Connect to a Console Terminal or PC

Your ASA ships with either ASA or Firepower Threat Defense software preinstalled. To reimage your device,

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Reimage the Cisco ASA or Firepower Threat Defense

Connect to a Console Terminal or PC

The serial ports provide administrative access to the ASA either with a console terminal or a PC. To configure

the ASA through the CLI, you must establish a connection between the ASA console port and either a terminal

or a PC.

This section describes how to connect to a console terminal or a PC, and contains the following topics:

You must install a USB device driver the first time a Microsoft Windows-based PC is connected to the USB

serial port on the ASA, otherwise the connection fails.

To uninstall the driver, use the Add Remove Programs utility or the Setup-exe program.

Note

Disconnect the ASA console terminal before uninstalling the driver.

Step 1

Obtain the appropriate driver (Cisco_usbconsole_driver_X_X_zip, where X is a revision number) for your ASA model

from the Cisco

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Step 2

Install the driver.

Step 3

Connect a USB 5-pin Mini USB Type B to the USB console port as shown in the following figure.

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site, USB Console Software category.

Device.

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