Cisco ASA 5516-X Hardware Installation Manual - Page 28

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Connect to a Console Terminal or PC

Step 2

Connect the power cord to the ASA, and plug the other end to your power source.

Step 3

Press the power switch to turn the appliance on.

When the Power LED is solid green, the ASA is completely powered on.

Step 4

Check the Status LED on the ASA chassis.

When it is solid green, the ASA has passed power-on diagnostics.

Step 5

See the

Cisco ASA 5508-X and ASA 5516-X Quick Start Guide

Note

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

see

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.

Cisco ASA 5508-X and ASA 5516-X Hardware Installation Guide

to continue setting up your ASA.

Device.

Mount and Connect

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