Product Description
ASA 5555-X Firewall Edition, includes firewall services, 250 IPsec VPN peers, 2 SSL VPN peers, 6copper GE data ports, 1 copper GE management port, 1 AC power supply, 3DES/AES encryption, 2x 120GB SSD
Cisco® ASA 5500-X Series Next-Generation Firewalls integrate the world’s most proven stateful inspection firewallwith a comprehensive suite of next-generation firewall services for networks of all sizes - small and midsize businesses with one or more locations, large enterprises, service providers, and mission-critical data centers. Cisco ASA 5500-X Series Next-Generation Firewalls deliver Cisco MultiScale™ performance with industry-leading service flexibility, modular scalability, feature extensibility, and low deployment and operation costs.
Problem Description
ASA 5500-X security appliances that shipped from March 16, 2012 through June 11, 2012 contain the incorrect factory default configuration. This requires the user to follow special procedures for system initialization.
Background
The ASA 5500-X appliances shipped from March 16, 2012 through June 11, 2012 were not loaded with the correct factory default configuration and must be initialized using special commands. The procedures contained in the Quick Start Guide are insufficient to properly initialize the affected units.
Problem Symptoms
Users attempting to initialize the affected ASA 5500-X appliances using the Quick Start Guide will observe that the management 0/0 ports are in the down/down condition. In addition, ASDM for on box management is not accessible.
Workaround/Solution
The factory default configuration can be applied using the following command:
config factory-default
Note that the ASA 5515-X appliance does not support the command above due to Cisco bug ID CSCtz73669. The unit must be restored to the factory default configuration using the command series shown below.
Data transmission |
Mobile VPN IPSec |
250 |
Maximum firewall connections per second |
50000 |
Mobile VPN SSL |
2 |
IPS/IDS throughput |
1300 Mbit/s |
VPN throughput |
700 Mbit/s |
Firewall throughput |
4000 Mbit/s |
Performance |
Concurrent connections |
1000000 |
Heat dissipation |
458 BTU/h |
Network |
Number of VLANs |
500 |
Security |
Security algorithms |
3DES |
Management features |
Connectivity LEDs |
Y |
Ports & interfaces |
Serial ports quantity |
1 |
USB 2.0 ports quantity |
2 |
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantity |
6 |
Connectivity technology |
Wired |
Memory |
Internal memory |
16384 MB |
Storage |
RAID levels |
1 |
Total storage capacity |
240 GB |
SSD capacity |
120 GB |
RAID support |
Yes |
Storage media type |
SSD |
Design |
Form factor |
1U |
Rack mounting |
Yes |
Power |
Peak power |
134 W |
Number of power supply units |
1 |
Power consumption (typical) |
90 W |
Input current |
15 A |
AC input frequency |
50 - 60 Hz |
AC input voltage |
100-240 V |
Operational conditions |
Non-operating altitude |
0 - 4572 m |
Operating altitude |
0 - 3050 m |
Storage relative humidity (H-H) |
10 - 90% |
Operating relative humidity (H-H) |
10 - 90% |
Storage temperature (T-T) |
-25 - 70 °C |
Operating temperature (T-T) |
-5 - 40 °C |
Weight & dimensions |
Weight |
7.63 kg |
Dimensions (WxDxH) |
429 x 484 x 42.4 mm |