Before you proceed with configuration, ensure that Source FirePower (SFR) service is up and running on your ASA
ASA# sh module
Mod Card Type Model Serial No.
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1 ASA 5506-X with SW, 8GE Data, 1GE Mgmt, AC ASA5506 JAD101600GX
sfr FirePOWER Services Software Module ASA5506 JAD101600GX
Mod MAC Address Range Hw Version Fw Version Sw Version
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1 00f6.6347.9bb7 to 00f6.6347.9bc0 1.1 1.1.8 9.6(1)
sfr 00f6.6347.9bb6 to 00f6.6347.9bb6 N/A N/A 6.0.0-1005
Mod SSM Application Name Status SSM Application Version
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sfr ASA FirePOWER Up 6.0.0-1005
Mod Status Data Plane Status Compatibility
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1 Up Sys Not Applicable
sfr Up Up
SSH to Cisco ASA firewall and open a console session to the now-running ASA FirePOWER boot image as follows. The default credential of firepower services is admin / Admin123
ASA#session sfr console
Login: admin
Password: Admin123
asasfr-boot>setup
Welcome to Cisco FirePOWER Services Setup
[hit Ctrl-C to abort]
Default values are inside []
Enter a hostname [asasfr]: asasfr
Do you want to configure IPv4 address on management interface?(y/n) [Y]: y
Do you want to enable DHCP for IPv4 address assignment on management interface?(y/n) [N]: n
Enter an IPv4 address [192.168.8.8]: 192.168.1.5
Enter the netmask [255.255.255.0]: 255.255.255.0
Enter the gateway [192.168.8.1]: 192.168.1.1
Do you want to configure static IPv6 address on management interface?(y/n) [N]: n
Stateless autoconfiguration will be enabled for IPv6 addresses.
Enter the primary DNS server IP address: 8.8.8.8
Do you want to configure Secondary DNS Server? (y/n) [n]: n
Do you want to configure Local Domain Name? (y/n) [n]: y
Enter the local domain name: itadminguide.com
Do you want to configure Search domains? (y/n) [n]: n
Do you want to enable the NTP service? [Y]: n
Please review the final configuration:
Hostname: asasfr
Management Interface Configuration
IPv4 Configuration: static
IP Address: 192.168.1.5
Netmask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.168.1.1
IPv6 Configuration: Stateless autoconfiguration
DNS Configuration:
Domain: itadminguide.com
DNS Server:
8.8.8.8
NTP configuration: Disabled
CAUTION:
You have selected IPv6 stateless autoconfiguration, which assigns a global address based on network prefix and a device identifier. Although this address is unlikely to change, if it does change, the system will stop functioning correctly.
We suggest you use static addressing instead.
Apply the changes?(y,n) [Y]: y
Configuration saved successfully!
Applying…
Restarting network services…
Done.
Press ENTER to continue…