Cisco ASA 5540 User Manual

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Cisco ASA Series CLI Configuration Guide
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Configuring Basic Settings
This chapter describes how to configure basic settings on the ASA that are typically required for a
functioning configuration and includes the following sections:
• Configuring the Hostname, Domain Name, and Passwords, page 1-1
• Setting the Date and Time, page 1-4
• Configuring the Master Passphrase, page 1-7
• Configuring the DNS Server, page 1-12
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page 1-13
• Performing Password Recovery, page 1-13
• Monitoring DNS Cache, page 1-15
Configuring the Hostname, Domain Name, and Passwords
This section includes the following topics:
• Setting the Login Password, page 1-2
• Changing the Enable Password, page 1-2
• Setting the Hostname, page 1-3
• Setting the Domain Name, page 1-3
• Feature History for the Hostname, Domain Name, and Passwords, page 1-4

Cisco ASA 5540 Specifications

General

Firewall Throughput	650 Mbps
Maximum Firewall Connections	400, 000
VPN Throughput	225 Mbps
Maximum VPN Peers	5, 000
High Availability	Active/Active, Active/Standby
IPSec VPN Throughput	225 Mbps
Memory	1 GB
IPS Throughput	225 Mbps
Security Contexts	50
Flash Memory	64 MB
Form Factor	1U
Power Supply	Dual
Interfaces	4 x 10/100/1000 Ethernet