Overview
Check your software version and reimage if necessary, obtain your licenses, and make sure you can connect.
The mid-range Secure Firewall 3100 supports your evolving world. It makes hybrid work and zero trust practical, with the flexibility to ensure strong return on investment. The Secure Firewall 3100 is a threat-focused security appliance that delivers business resiliency and superior threat defense. It offers outstanding performance for multiple firewall use cases, even when advanced threat functions are enabled. These performance capabilities are enabled by a modern CPU architecture coupled with purpose-built hardware that optimizes firewall, cryptographic, and threat inspection functions. The Secure Firewall 3100 supports use cases from the Internet edge to the data center and private cloud. The Secure Firewall 3100 supports multi-instance and clustering to deliver increased performance that can scale to meet your needs as your organization grows.
Manage the firewall using the Secure Firewall Management Center on a dedicated management network.
Power on the firewall
How to power on the Secure Firewall 3100 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 Secure Firewall 3100 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 Secure Firewall 3100 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 Secure Firewall 3100 to your target release before you begin configuration.
Obtain licenses
Learn how to obtain Secure Firewall 3100 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 Secure Firewall 3100 to avoid file system damage, using either the FXOS CLI shutdown command or the Firewall Management Center shutdown workflow.