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Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Sensor CLI Configuration Guide for IPS 7.2
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Chapterii Logg ing In to the Sensor
Logging In to the ASA 5500-X IPS SSP
Caution
If a connection is dropped or terminated by accident, you should reestablish the connection and exit
normally to prevent unauthorized access to the appliance.
Logging In to the ASA 5500-X IPS SSP
You log in to the ASA5500-X IPS SSP from the adaptive security appliance.
To session in to the ASA 5500-X IPS SSP from the adaptive security appliance, follow these steps:
Step 1
Log in to the adaptive security appliance.
Note
If the adaptive security appliance is operating in multi-mode, use the change system command
to get to the system level prompt before continuing.
Step 2
Session to the IPS. You have 60 seconds to log in before the session times out.
asa# session ips
Opening command session with slot 1.
Connected to slot 1. Escape character sequence is 'CTRL-^X'.
Step 3
Enter your username and password at the login prompt.
Note
The default username and password are both cisco. You are prompted to change them the first
time you log in to the module. You must first enter the UNIX password, which is cisco. Then
you must enter the new password twice.
login: cisco
Password:
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