#Cisco asa 5505 reset code#
Throughout this document references to firewall and a set of particular attributes will be relevant to the Cisco ASA series operating firmware code version ASA 7.2(4)
The present equipment standard for firewalls is the Cisco ASA line of firewalls - Cisco model comparison chart: These settings also implement the best practices described herein. These are the commands and settings that will build a base line configuration in a Cisco ASA firewall. Included within is a documented baseline configuration script. The desire is to obtain a consistent, effective security architecture. There will be many Cisco ASA firewalls deployed to support the network security architecture. Several have undesired interactions that are often not noticed. Several of the commands are disabled by default. Several areas and commands that affect the overall security architecture of the ASA series firewall are called out. The document highlights best practice for firewall deployment in a secure network. It is a firewall security best practices guideline. It describes the hows and whys of the way things are done. The document provides a baseline security reference point for those who will install, deploy and maintain Cisco ASA firewalls. The outside interface will be set to obtain its IP address via DHCP.Cisco ASA Firewall Best Practices for Firewall Deployment
you have an ASA 5505, or an older PIX,) then the inside interface will lease DHP addresses instead. If you don’t have a management interface, (i.e. Note: Now the management interface, (if you have one) will be set to lease DHCP addresses. Procedure carried out on a Cisco PIX 515E (Running version 8) Procedure carried out on a Cisco ASA 5508-X (Running version 9) The Firewall will reboot, (set to factory settings). When you get back to command prompt Execute the following command “ reload save-config noconfirm” (Or on a Cisco PIX, write mem ).Ħ. Press the space bar a few times to execute the commands.ĥ.
Execute the following command “ config factory-default”Ĥ. log in and go to configure terminal mode.ģ. Connect to the ASA via the console Cable. You want to wipe the firewall’s config and revert to the factory settings (passwords blank – management or inside set to 192.168.1.1 and DHCP enabled, with all other settings wiped).