Overview
Check your software version and reimage if necessary, obtain your licenses, and make sure you can connect.
The Firepower 1000 delivers business resiliency, management ease-of-use, and threat defense. It offers exceptional sustained performance when advanced threat functions are enabled. The Firepower 1000 addresses use cases from small offices to remote branches.
Install the firewall at a branch office and manage it on the outside interface using a central Secure Firewall Management Center.
For high availability if you use zero-touch provisioning, we recommend using the Management interface. If you use zero-touch provisioning on outside and want to use high availability, you will have to change the outside IP address to a static address after registration.
Power on the firewall
How to power on the Firepower 1010 and confirm it started successfully by checking the front-panel LEDs for power and system status.
Which application is installed: Firewall Threat Defense or ASA?
Learn how to determine whether your Firepower 1010 is running Firewall Threat Defense or ASA by connecting to the console port and identifying the CLI prompt.
Access the Firewall Threat Defense CLI
How to access the Firewall Threat Defense CLI on the Firepower 1010 for setup or troubleshooting, including logging into FXOS and switching to the FTD CLI when needed.
Check the version and reimage
Learn how to check the current Firewall Threat Defense software version and decide whether to reimage the Firepower 1010 to your target release before you begin configuration.
Obtain licenses
Learn how to obtain Firepower 1010 licenses in Cisco Smart Software Manager and Cisco Commerce Workspace, including identifying required license types and the license PIDs used to order additional entitlements.
(If Needed) Power off the firewall
How to safely power off the Firepower 1010 to avoid file system damage, using either the FXOS CLI shutdown command or the Firewall Management Center shutdown workflow.