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Cisco ASA 5500 Series Configuration Guide using ASDM
Chapter14 Completing Interface Configuration (Routed Mode)
Completing Interface Configuration in Routed Mode
Task Flow for Completing Interface Configuration, page14-6
Configuring General Interface Parameters, page14-6
Configuring the MAC Address and MTU, page14-12
Configuring IPv6 Addressing, page14-14
Allowing Same Security Level Communication, page14-21
Task Flow for Completing Interface Configuration
Step1 Set up your interfaces depending on your model:
ASA 5510 and higher—Chapter12, “Sta rting Interface Configuration (ASA5510 and Higher).”
ASA 5505—Chapter13, “Starting Interface Configuration (ASA 5505).”
Step2 (Multiple context mode) Allocate interfaces to the context according to the “Configuring Multiple
Contexts” section on page11-14.
Step3 (Multiple context mode) In the Configuration > Device List pane, double-click the context name under
the active device IP address.
Step4 Configure general interface parameters, including the interface name, security level, and IPv4 address.
See the “Configuring General Interface Parameters” section on page14-6.
Step5 (Optional) Configure the MAC address and the MTU. See the “Configuring the MAC Address and
MTU” section on page 14-12.
Step6 (Optional) Configure IPv6 addressing. See the “Configuring IPv6 Addressing” section on page 14-14.
Step7 (Optional) Allow same security level communication, either by allowing communication between two
interfaces or by allowing traffic to enter and exit the same interface. See the “Allowing Same Security
Level Communication” section on page 14-21.
Configuring General Interface Parameters
This procedure describes how to set the name, security level, IPv4 address and other options.
For the ASA 5510 and higher, you must configure interface parameters for the following interface types:
Physical interfaces
VLAN subinterfaces
Redundant interfaces
EtherChannel interfaces
For the ASA 5505, you must configure interface parameters for the following interface types:
VLAN interfaces
Guidelines and Limitations
For the ASA 5550, for maximum throughput, be sure to balance your traffic over the two interface
slots; for example, assign the inside interface to slot 1 and the outside interface to slot 0.