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    Quick Start Guide Cisco Small Business ISA500 Series Integrated Security Appliances (ISA550, ISA550W, ISA570, ISA570W) Package Contents • ISA500 S eries Integrat ed Se curity Appliance • T wo Wi-F i Ant ennas (for IS A550W and ISA570W only) • Rack Mounting and D esktop Placement Kit • Po we r C o rd an d Ad a p ter • RJ-45 Ethernet Cable [...]

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    2 Cisco ISA500 Series Integrated Se curity Appliances Quick Start Guide We l c o m e Thank you f or choosing the Cisc o ISA500 S eries Integrat ed Securit y Appliance. This guide describes how to ph ysically install the device and how to launch the ISA500 S eries C onfiguration Utility to configure it . Be f o r e Y o u Beg i n Bef ore y ou begin t[...]

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    Cisco ISA500 Series Inte grated Security Applia nces Quick Start Guide 3 Get ting to Know the Cis c o ISA500 S erie s Integrated S e curit y Applianc e s This section lists the available model numbers to help you become familiar with your security applia nce, and shows the front panel and back panel of the unit . Produc t Mo dels N OTE Any configur[...]

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    4 Cisco ISA500 Series Integrated Se curity Appliances Quick Start Guide ISA570 Fron t Panel ISA570W Fr ont Panel Fro n t P a n e l L i g ht s The f ollowing table de scribe s the lights on the front panel of the securit y appliance. Thes e lights are use d f or monitoring syst em activity . Light De scription POWER/SYS Indicates the power and syst [...]

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    Cisco ISA500 Series Inte grated Security Applia nces Quick Start Guide 5 B ack Panel The back panel is where y ou connect the net work device s . The por ts on the back panel var y depending on the mo del. ISA550 and ISA550W B ack Panel ISA570 and ISA570W B ack Panel SPEED Indicates the traf fic rate of the as soc iated por t . • Off when the tra[...]

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    6 Cisco ISA500 Series Integrated Se curity Appliances Quick Start Guide B ack Panel D e scriptions Mounting the Cisc o ISA500 S erie s Integrated S e curit y Applianc e s Y ou can plac e your securit y appliance on a deskt op, mount it on a wall, or mount it in a rack . Plac ement Tips • Ambient T emp erature: T o prevent the security applianc e [...]

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    Cisco ISA500 Series Inte grated Security Applia nces Quick Start Guide 7 • Mech anical Lo ading: B e sure that the se curity applianc e is level and stable to a void an y hazardous conditions. T o place your se curity applianc e on a desktop, install the supplied f our rubber f eet on the bot tom of the securit y appliance. Place the se curity ap[...]

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    8 Cisco ISA500 Series Integrated Se curity Appliances Quick Start Guide Rack Mounting Y ou can mount the se curity appliance in any standard siz e, 19-inch (ab out 48 cm) wide rack . The securit y appliance requires 1 rack unit (RU) of space, which is 1 .75 inches ( 44.45 mm) high. The rack -mounting kit is included with the unit . C AUTION Do not [...]

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    Cisco ISA500 Series Inte grated Security Applia nces Quick Start Guide 9 S TEP 3 For a DSL or cable modem, or other W A N connectivity device s, connect an Ethernet net work cable from the device to the W AN por t on the back panel. Cisc o strongly r e commends using Cat egor y 5E or bet ter cable. S TEP 4 (Optional) For network devic es , conne ct[...]

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    10 Cisco ISA500 Series In tegrated Security Applia nces Quick Start Guide S TEP 4 Click Lo gin . F or security purpo ses , you must chan ge the default password of the default administrat or account . S TEP 5 Enter the new administrat or pas sword and click OK . The Set up Wi za rd wi ll now launch. S TEP 6 Follow the on-scr een prompts t o complet[...]

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    Cisco ISA500 Series Integr ated Security Applianc es Quick Start Guide 11 Where to Go F rom Here Suppor t Cisco Smal l Business Support Community w w w .cisco.c om/ go/ smallbizsuppor t Cisco Smal l Business Suppor t and Resources w w w .cisco.c om/ go/ smallbizhelp Phone Suppor t C ontacts www . c is co .c om / g o / s bsc Firmware Downlo ads ww w[...]

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    Americ as He adquar ters Cisco Systems, Inc . 170 W e st T asm an Drive San Jose, CA 95134- 1706 USA www .c isc o .c om Small Busines s Supp or t , Glob al: w w w .cis co.c om/ go/ sbsc Cisco and the Cisco Lo go are trademarks of Cisc o Systems, Inc. and/or its af filiates in the U.S. and other count ries. A listing o f Cisco's trad emarks can[...]