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Cisco Security Appliance Command Line Configuration Guide
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About This Guide
This preface introduce the Cisco Security Appliance Command Line Configuration Guide, and includes
the following sections:
• Document Objectives, page xxxiii
• Audience, page xxxiii
• Related Documentation, page xxxiv
• Document Organization, page xxxiv
• Document Conventions, page xxxvii
• Obtaining Documentation, page xxxviii
• Documentation Feedback, page xxxviii
• Cisco Product Security Overview, page xxxix
• Obtaining Technical Assistance, page xl
• Obtaining Additional Publications and Information, page xli
Document Objectives
The purpose of this guide is to help you configure the security appliance using the command-line
interface. This guide does not cover every feature, but describes only the most common configuration
scenarios.
You can also configure and monitor the security appliance by using ASDM, a web-based GUI
application. ASDM includes configuration wizards to guide you through some common configuration
scenarios, and online Help for less common scenarios. For more information, see:
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/netsec/secmgmt/asdm/index.htm
This guide applies to the Cisco PIX 500 series security appliances (PIX 515E, PIX 525, and PIX 535)
and the Cisco ASA 5500 series security appliances (ASA 5505, ASA 5510, ASA 5520, ASA 5540, and
ASA 5550). Throughout this guide, the term “security appliance” applies generically to all supported
models, unless specified otherwise. The PIX 501, PIX 506E, and PIX 520 security appliances are not
supported.
Audience
This guide is for network managers who perform any of the following tasks: