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Cisco ASA 5500 Series Configuration Guide using ASDM
Chapter22 Adding a StandardACL
Default Settings
Editing an ACE in a Standard ACL, page22-4
Adding a Standard ACL
To add a standard ACL to your configuration, perform the following steps:
Step1 Choose Configuration > Firewall > Advanced > Standard ACL.
Step2 Click Add, and from the drop-down list, choose Add ACL.
Step3 In the Add ACL dialog box, add a name or number (without spaces) to identify the ACL.
Step4 Click OK
The ACL name appears in the main pane.
You may add additional ACLs.
Step5 Click Apply to save the ACLs to your configuration.
You can now add one or more ACEs to the newly created ACL.
To add an ACE, see the “Adding an ACE to a Standard ACL” section on page22-3.
Adding an ACE to a Standard ACL
Before you can add an ACE to a configuration, you must first add an ACL. For information about adding
a standard ACL, see the “Adding a Standard ACL” section on page22-3. For information about editing
ACEs, see the “Editing an ACE in a Standard ACL” section on page22-4
To add an ACE to an ACL that exists in your configuration, perform the following steps:
Step1 Choose Configuration > Firewall > Advanced > Standard ACL.
Step2 In the main pane, select the ACL for which you want to add an ACE.
Step3 Click Add, and choose Add ACE from the drop-down list.
The Add ACE dialog box appears.
Step4 (Optional) To specify the placement of the new ACE, select an existing ACE, and click Insert... to add
the ACE before the selected ACE, or click Insert After... to add the ACE after the selected ACE.
Step5 Click one of the following radio buttons to choose an action:
Permit—Permits access if the conditions are matched.
Deny—Denies access if the conditions are matched.
Step6 In the Address field, enter the IP address of the destination to which you want to perform or deny access.
You can also browse for the address of a network object by clicking the ellipsis at the end of the Address
field.
Step7 (Optional) In the Description field, enter a description that makes an ACE easier to understand.
The description can contain multiple lines; however, each line can be no more than 100 characters in
length.
Step8 Click OK.
The newly created ACE appears under the ACL.