topic PIX console dial-in in Network Security https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/pix-console-dial-in/m-p/531277#M500358 <P>I want to stick an external modem on the console port so I can login to a client's firewall without having to go there in case the internet connection is down. Do I need to configure anything special for it or do I just plug it in and it works?</P> Fri, 21 Feb 2020 08:58:16 GMT ph0enix 2020-02-21T08:58:16Z PIX console dial-in https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/pix-console-dial-in/m-p/531277#M500358 <P>I want to stick an external modem on the console port so I can login to a client's firewall without having to go there in case the internet connection is down. Do I need to configure anything special for it or do I just plug it in and it works?</P> Fri, 21 Feb 2020 08:58:16 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/pix-console-dial-in/m-p/531277#M500358 ph0enix 2020-02-21T08:58:16Z Re: PIX console dial-in https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/pix-console-dial-in/m-p/531278#M500359 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>You don't (in fact you can't) configure anything to do with the console port on the PIX/ASA, unlike a router.</P><P></P><P>You need to be very careful with this because if anyone dials into this modem connection they'll have unauthorised access into the PIX, so make sure there's some sort of authentication on the dial-up connection itself. Without that it will be just like someone is on site with their laptop plugged directly into the console port, probably not what your client wants.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 14 Jun 2006 23:41:30 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/pix-console-dial-in/m-p/531278#M500359 gfullage 2006-06-14T23:41:30Z Re: PIX console dial-in https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/pix-console-dial-in/m-p/531279#M500360 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>They still need the enable password to run any priv. commands. No?</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 15 Jun 2006 15:13:01 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/pix-console-dial-in/m-p/531279#M500360 ph0enix 2006-06-15T15:13:01Z