Cisco FPR – Re-image from FTD to ASA Code
Nov21

Cisco FPR – Re-image from FTD to ASA Code

KB ID 0001766 Problem Note: This procedure is to re-image a Cisco Firepower device from FTD to ASA code, (in this example a Cisco FPR 1010).  Why would you want to do this? Well to be frank FTD is bobbins, so if you have a device running FTD code you might want to ‘convert’ it to ASA code. If you tried to do this with an older firewall (ASA 5500-X) then you needed to go to Cisco TAC and try and get them to give you an...

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Cisco ASA: Remove FTD and Return to ASA and ASDM
Dec18

Cisco ASA: Remove FTD and Return to ASA and ASDM

Remove FTD KB ID 0001496 Problem A few weeks ago I posted an article about re-image your Cisco ASA to FTD (FirePOWER Threat Defence). Now you may find the the FTD is not as ‘Feature rich’ as your old firewall, or that there’s a ‘Lack of feature parity’, which are two polite ways of saying that it’s crap, (sorry it’s just awful, as usual Cisco should’ve spent a LOT longer developing this...

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Convert ASA 5500-X To FirePOWER Threat Defence
Nov08

Convert ASA 5500-X To FirePOWER Threat Defence

KB ID 0001490 Problem I’m seeing more and more people asking questions in forums about FTD, so I thought it was about time I looked at it. Cisco ASA 5500-X firewalls can now be re-imaged to run the FTD software. The thinking is that the FTD will merge the Cisco ASA product and the FirePOWER product into one unified operating system. Then that is managed by FDM (FirePOWER Device Manager), basically a web management GUI. Solution...

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ASA Upgrading and Imaging a Hardware CX Module
Nov17

ASA Upgrading and Imaging a Hardware CX Module

KB ID 0001025 Problem Last time I had to do one of these the process was very straight forward, one command and the ASA got its new image from FTP, extracted it, and then installed it. I had a CX module fail last week, and Cisco shipped me out a replacement. After installing it and running the setup, I needed to upgrade it (it will be managed by PRSM). It was running version 9.0.2 (probably been on the shelf a while!). And every time...

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