Cisco PIX 506, Quick Start Manual

Page 1: ... 2 0 1 About the Cisco PIX 506 506E Firewall 2 2 Check Items Included 3 3 Connect the Cables 4 4 Power On the PIX 506 506E 5 5 Check the LEDs 6 6 Configuring the PIX 506 506E 7 7 PDM Startup Wizard 8 8 Alternative Ways to Access the PIX 506 506E 10 9 Upgrade to DES or 3DES 11 10 Restore the Default Configuration 12 ...

Page 2: ...third party URL filtering products POWER ACT NETWORK CISCO PIX 506E F I R E W A L L Hardware Features External power supply 200 MHz PIX 506 300 MHz PIX 506E processor 32 MB RAM 8 MB Flash memory 1 autosensing 10BaseT Ethernet port for an outside connection to the Internet port 0 1 autosensing 10BaseT Ethernet port for a connection to your internal network Serial console port for administrative acc...

Page 3: ...0 01 PC terminal adapter 74 0495 01 Documentation Power supply and cable US shown 506E power supply 341 0007 01 Blue console cable 72 1259 01 Yellow Ethernet cable 72 1482 01 Yellow Ethernet cable 72 1482 01 C i s c o P I X F i r e w a l l P r o d u c t C D ETHERNET 0 ETHERNET 1 CONSOLE LINK USB ACT LINK ACT DC POWER INPUT ...

Page 4: ... Ethernet interface Ethernet 0 to a DSL modem cable modem or router Step 3 Use the other Ethernet cable 72 1482 01 provided to connect the inside Ethernet interface Ethernet 1 to a switch or hub ETH ERN ET 0 ETH ERN ET 1 CON SOL E LINK DC POW ER INP UT USB ACT LINK ACT Computer or other network device Power adapter Router aptop computer Printer Switch Yellow Ethernet cables Yellow Ethernet cable C...

Page 5: ...f the power supply cable to the power connector on the rear panel Step 2 Connect the AC power connector of the power supply input cable to an electrical outlet Step 3 Set the power switch to the on position ETHERNET 0 ETHERNET 1 CONSOLE LINK DC POWER INPUT USB ACT LINK ACT Cisco PIX 506E DC POWER INPUT 67932 Power supply ...

Page 6: ...s powered off ACT Flashing green The software image has been loaded Off The device is powered off Network Flashing green One or more network interfaces are passing traffic Off No network interfaces are passing traffic Table 2 PIX 506 506E Rear Panel LEDs LED State Description ACT On Network activity is present on the port Off No network activity is present on the port CISCO PIX 506E F I R E W A L ...

Page 7: ...t lets you easily change settings to suit your needs Instances in which it might be necessary to change or make additional changes to the default configuration include the following To create administrative and Telnet passwords Note We highly recommend that you change the administrative and Telnet passwords from their default settings to secure the administration of the PIX Firewall To configure P...

Page 8: ...configure and monitor the PIX Firewall PDM is preinstalled on the PIX 506 506E To access PDM make sure JavaScript and Java are enabled in your web browser For best performance we recommend that you use Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 5 or a higher release Refer to the Cisco PIX Device Manager Installation Guide for more information on operating system and web browser environments supported by PDM ...

Page 9: ...ferent IP address Step 3 Check the ACT LED on the rear panel of the PIX Firewall see Table 2 on page 6 to verify that your PC has basic connectivity to the inside port Ethernet 1 When connectivity occurs the ACT LED next to the port lights up solid green Step 4 To access the Startup Wizard use a PC connected to the inside port and enter the URL https 192 168 1 1 startup html into your browser Note...

Page 10: ...N Configuration Guide To connect a console for local administrative access Step 1 Plug one end of the console cable adapter into a standard 9 pin PC serial port Step 2 Plug one end of the blue console cable 72 1259 01 into the PC terminal adapter Step 3 Plug the other end of the blue console cable into the Console port Step 4 Configure the PC terminal emulation software or terminal for 9600 baud 8...

Page 11: ...ne form at the following website http www cisco com cgi bin Software FormManager formgenerator pl pid 221 fid 324 Note If you are unable to access this form because you do not have a CCO login send an e mail to licensing cisco com In the e mail include the PIX Firewall serial number as it appears in the show version command and request a free 56 bit DES key To purchase an activation key for 3DES P...

Page 12: ...configuration If you inadvertently erase the default configuration or need to restore the default configuration you can restore the factory default values in one of the following ways Run the Startup Wizard and click Reset PIX to Factory Default Configuration from the Starting Configuration page Use PDM and click File Reset PIX to Factory Default Configuration Use PDM or a terminal emulation progr...

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