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Cisco ASA 5500 Series Configuration Guide using the CLI
Chapter2 Getting Started
Configuring ASDM Access for Appliances
Note To change to multiple context mode, see the “Enabling or Disabling Multiple Context Mode” section on
page 5-15. After changing to multiple context mode, you can access ASDM from the admin context
using the network settings above.
Accessing ASDM Using a Non-Default Configuration (ASA 5505)
If you do not have a factory default configuration, or want to change to transparent firewall mode,
perform the following steps. See also the sample configurations in the “ASA 5505 Default
Configuration” section on page2-11.
Prerequisites
Access the CLI according to the “Accessing the Appliance Command-Line Interface” section on
page 2-1.
Detailed Steps
Command Purpose
Step1 (Optional)
firewall transparent
Example:
hostname(config)# firewall transparent
Enables transparent firewall mode. This command clears your
configuration. See the “Configuring the Firewall Mode” section
on page 4-1 for more information.
Step2 Do one of the following to configure a management interface, depending on your mode:
Routed mode:
interface vlan number
ip address ip_address [mask]
nameif name
security-level level
Example:
hostname(config)# interface vlan 1
hostname(config-if)# ip address
192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0
hostname(config-if)# nameif inside
hostname(config-if)# security-level 100
Configures an interface in routed mode. The security-level is a
number between 1 and 100, where 100 is the most secure.