Cisco Cisco FirePOWER Appliance 8390
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FireSIGHT System User Guide
Chapter 51 Configuring Appliance Settings
Managing Remote Console Access
Note
Before you can connect to a Series 3 device using LOM/SOL, you must disable Spanning Tree Protocol
(STP) on any third-party switching equipment connected to the device’s management interface.
(STP) on any third-party switching equipment connected to the device’s management interface.
To configure remote console settings:
Access:
Admin
Step 1
Select
System > Local > Configuration
.
The Information page appears.
Step 2
Select
Console Configuration
.
The Console Configuration page appears.
Step 3
Select a remote console access option:
•
Select
VGA
to use the appliance’s VGA port. This is the default option.
•
Select
Physical Serial Port
to use the appliance’s serial port, or to use LOM/SOL on a Series 3 Defense
Center or 8000 Series device.
Note that 3D2100, 3D2500, 3D3500, and 3D4500 managed devices do not have serial ports.
•
Select
Lights-Out Management
to use LOM/SOL on a 7000 Series device. On these devices, you cannot
use SOL and a regular serial connection at the same time.
If you selected
Physical Serial Port
or
Lights-Out Management
, the LOM settings appear.
Note
When you change your remote console from
Physical Serial Port
to
Lights-Out Management
or from
Lights-Out Management
to
Physical Serial Port
on the 70xx Family of devices, you may have to
reboot the appliance twice to see the expected boot prompt.
Step 4
To configure LOM via SOL, enter the appropriate settings:
•
DHCP
Configuration
for the appliance (
DHCP
or
Static
)
•
IP Address
to be used for LOM
Note
The LOM IP address must be different from the management interface IP address of the
appliance.
appliance.
•
the
Netmask
for the appliance
•
the
Default Gateway
for the appliance
Step 5
Click
Save
.
Remote console configuration for the appliance is saved. If you configured Lights-Out Management, you
must enable it for at least one user; see
must enable it for at least one user; see
Enabling Lights-Out Management User Access
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