Cisco Firepower Management Center 1600, 2600, and 4600 Getting Started Guide
Shipping Considerations
To prepare the appliance for shipment to the target location, you must safely power down and repackage the
appliance. Keep in mind the following considerations:
• Use the original packaging to repack the appliance.
• Include all reference material and power cords with the appliance.
• Provide all setting and configuration information to the target location, including the new password and
Troubleshooting the Appliance Preconfiguration
If your appliance is correctly preconfigured for target deployment, you can install and deploy the FMC without
further configuration.
If you have difficulty logging into the appliance, the preconfiguration may have an error. Try the following
troubleshooting procedures:
• Confirm that all power cables and communication cables are connected properly to the appliance.
• Confirm that you have the current password for your appliance. The initial setup at the staging location
• Confirm that the network settings are correct. For more information, see the initial setup instructions
• Confirm that the correct communication ports are functioning properly. For information on managing
If you continue to experience difficulty, contact your IT department.
Managing the Firepower Management Center Using the System Restore
Utility
The FMC provides a system restore utility that you can use to perform the a number of maintenance functions:
• Restore an FMC to factory settings using an ISO image Cisco provides on its Support Site. See
the detection mode.
prompts you to change your password. See the configuration information provided by the staging location
for the new password.
appropriate to your version:
• For Firepower Versions 6.5 and later, see
6.5 and Later, on page 12
15.
• For Firepower Versions 6.3 - 6.4 see
Connection for Software Versions 6.3 - 6.4, on page 25
for Software Versions 6.3 - 6.4, on page
firewall ports and the required open ports, see the
for your version.
the Restore Process, on page
Cisco Firepower Management Center 1600, 2600, and 4600 Getting Started Guide
Perform Initial Setup at the Web Interface for Versions
or
FMC Initial Setup Using the CLI for Versions 6.5 and Later, on page
(Optional) Configure Network Settings Using a Physical
25.
Firepower Management Center Configuration Guide
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Shipping Considerations
or
FMC Initial Setup Using the Web Interface
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