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Cisco ASA 5500 Series Configuration Guide using the CLI
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Configuring Connection Settings
This chapter describes how to configure connection settings for connections that go through the ASA,
or for management connections, that go to the ASA. Connection settings include:
Maximum connections (TCP and UDP connections, embryonic connections, per-client connections)
Connection timeouts
Dead connection detection
TCP sequence randomization
TCP normalization customization
TCP state bypass
Global timeouts
This chapter includes the following sections:
Information About Connection Settings, page53-1
Licensing Requirements for Connection Settings, page53-4
Guidelines and Limitations, page53-5
Default Settings, page53-5
Configuring Connection Settings, page53-6
Monitoring Connection Settings, page53-14
Configuration Examples for Connection Settings, page53-14
Feature History for Connection Settings, page53-16

Information About Connection Settings

This section describes why you might want to limit connections and includes the following topics:
TCP Intercept and Limiting Embryonic Connections, page53-2
Disabling TCP Intercept for Management Packets for Clientless SSL Compatibility, page53-2
Dead Connection Detection (DCD), page 53-2
TCP Sequence Randomization, page53-3
TCP Normalization, page 53-3
TCP State Bypass, page 53-3