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Copy image to standby Cisco ASA

February 5, 2017

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Copy IOS image to standby Cisco ASA unit, for example in order to copy asa942-6-smp-k8.bin from tftp server (10.10.10.10) to Standby ASA disk0, execute following command asa/pri/act#failover exec mate copy /noconfirm tftp://10.10.10.10/asa942-6-smp-k8.bin disk0:/asa942-6-smp-k8.bin Here is useful link to run commands on standby ASA Running Commands on Standby Cisco ASA
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Running Commands on Standby Cisco ASA

February 5, 2017

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In order to execute Cisco ASA commands on Standby unit, use failover exec as prefix. failover exec is used to execute commands on a specific unit in a failover pair, the syntax is failover exec {active | standby | mate} cmd active – means the command is executed on active ASA unit standby – means the…
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Upgrade a Cisco Stack Switch

January 27, 2017

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Cisco, Cisco Switch

As a Network Engineer, you need to perform regular upgrade of your Cisco Stack Switch to latest and stable IOS version in order to fix bugs and security concerns. Follow these simple steps to upgrade your Cisco Stack Switches:- Search for stable .bin image of your Cisco Switch model in Cisco Smartnet Portal and Download…
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Reset Cisco Router to Factory Default Settings

January 22, 2017

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Cisco, Cisco Router

This tutorial is to factory reset Cisco Router in case you forget router password or require to flush present configuration. Note that you will lose existing configuration on Cisco Router. Step 1: Reload router. If you do not know the password, just perform hard reboot. Step 2: Wait for 10 seconds of startup and send…
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Alternate to Cisco Client VPN for Windows 10

November 19, 2016

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If you are looking for an alternate software for Cisco Client VPN software, here is the step by step guide to set it up.This worked for me in Windows 10 Pro 64 bit edition computer. Download Shrew VPN Client for Windows. In this guide I used 2.2.2 release. 2. Install the package and choose ‘Standard Edition’…
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Useful CLI Commands of Cisco Mobility Express

October 15, 2016

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Cisco, Cisco Wireless

General Access Points Clients WLANs Master AP
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CLI commands to troubleshoot AP not joining Mobility Express Controller

October 14, 2016

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Cisco, Cisco Wireless

We encountered an issue with one of our Cisco 1850 Access Point, it was not joining Mobility Express Controller and throwing an error while you click on that specific AP on Mobility Express GUI under Wireless Settings. However show ap join stats summary all command tells that all APs have successfully joined the controller. (Cisco Controller)…
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Packet Tracer Phase 9 Type:VPN Subtype:encrypt Result:DR

October 9, 2016

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Cisco, Cisco ASA

We have an issue of no traffic flow over IPSec VPN, however the VPN is successfully established between Cisco ASA firewalls in Site A and Site B. Using packet-tracer, we are trying to find out the path and status of an icmp packet leaving the firewall. For ICMP, you need to specify ICMP type (8)…
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Why VLAN line protocol is down?

October 8, 2016

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Cisco, Cisco Switch

On Cisco switches, after creating a new VLAN, we have noticed that VLAN interface is up however protocol doesn’t come up. MTSTJCORESW#sh int vlan 10 Vlan10 is up, line protocol is down Hardware is Ethernet SVI, address is 00fe.a5c8.c9ce (bia 00fe.a5c8.c9ce) Internet address is 10.10.10.1/24 MTU 1500 bytes, BW 1000000 Kbit/sec, DLY 10 usec, reliability…
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Configure Cisco ASA Firepower Services for the first time

October 1, 2016

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Cisco, Cisco ASA

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. —- ——————————————– —————— ———– 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…
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