Start Here: Cisco Firepower 4100

Start Here: Cisco Firepower 4100

The Firepower 4100 runs the Firepower eXtensible Operating System (FXOS) for chassis management. The system supports logical devices using either Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) or Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) software. Your hardware comes preinstalled with one of these logical devices.

Firepower Threat Defense Links

1. Determine Smart License needs. See the licensing document:

https://cisco.com/go/firepower-licensing

2. Install the Firepower 4100. See the hardware installation guide:

https://cisco.com/go/firepower4100-install

3. Perform initial setup in FXOS. See the getting started guide:

https://cisco.com/go/firepower4100-quick

Then complete initial configuration according to the getting started guide for your manager:

–Firepower Device Manager—A simplified, single device manager included on the device.

–Firepower Management Center—A full-featured, multidevice manager on a separate server.

4. Check the FXOS and FTD release notes for important information:

–FXOS— https://cisco.com/go/firepower4100-rns

–FTD— https://cisco.com/go/ftd-notes

5. Configure the Firepower 4100 using the configuration guides for FXOS as well as FMC or FDM:

https://cisco.com/go/firepower4100-config

6. See also:

–All Firepower Threat Defense documentation: https://cisco.com/go/ftd-docs

–Troubleshooting TechNotes: https://cisco.com/go/ftd-technotes

–Next-Generation Firewall Resource Center: https://cisco.com/go/ngfw-resource

ASA Links

1. Install the Firepower 4100. See the hardware installation guide:

https://cisco.com/go/firepower4100-install

2. Perform initial setup in FXOS, and then complete initial configuration using ASDM. See the getting started guide:

https://cisco.com/go/firepower4100-quick

3. Check the FXOS and FTD release notes for important information:

–FXOS— https://cisco.com/go/firepower4100-rns

–ASA— https://cisco.com/go/asa-rns

4. Configure the Firepower 4100 using the configuration guides for FXOS as well as the ASA CLI or ASDM:

https://cisco.com/go/firepower4100-config

Note: To manage the ASA with the Cisco Security Manager, see https://cisco.com/go/csm-docs.

5. See also:

–All ASA documentation: https://cisco.com/go/asadocs

–Troubleshooting TechNotes: https://cisco.com/go/asa-technotes

Common Links

• Software downloads:

https://cisco.com/go/firepower4100-software

Note: A Cisco.com login and Cisco service contract are required.

• All FXOS documentation:

https://cisco.com/go/firepower4100-docs

• Troubleshooting TechNotes:

https://cisco.com/go/firepower4100-technotes

• Cisco Support community forums:

https://supportforums.cisco.com

• Regulatory compliance and safety information:

https://cisco.com/go/firepower4100-compliance

• Warranty, license, and privacy information:

–Warranty and end user license agreement: https://cisco.com/go/warranty

–AnyConnect license: https://cisco.com/go/anyconnect-license

–Privacy portal: https://cisco.com/go/privacy