How to access PIX Firewall Configuration Mode

To Perform configuration of PIX Firewall, you need to be in pix firewall configuration mode.

Follow these steps to access configuration mode of PIX Firewall:

Step 1

Start your terminal emulation program.

Step 2

Power on the PIX Firewall. On newer models, the switch is at the back, on older models, it is located at the front.

Step 3

If you are configuring a PIX 515 and your site downloads configuration images from a central source with TFTP, look for the following prompt in the startup messages:

Use BREAK or ESC to interrupt flash boot.

PIX Firewall holds this prompt for 10 seconds. To download an image, press the Escape key to start boot mode. If you are not downloading an image, ignore the prompt or press the Space bar to start immediately and PIX Firewall starts normally.

Step 4

After the startup messages appear, you are prompted with the following unprivileged mode prompt:

pixfirewall>

Enter enable and press the Enter key.

Step 5

The following prompt appears:

Password:

 Press the Enter key.

Step 6

You are now in privileged mode. The following prompt appears:

pixfirewall#

Step 7

Enter the configure terminal command and press Enter. You are now in configuration mode.

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