Cisco ASA 5555-X Management Port as Regular Port

[alsayegh]

Hello,

Once the Firewall is set up, is there a way to configure the management port as regular ethernet port?

How can I do that and what would be the limitations?

Can I still have access to ASDM through this or other ports if I change it to regular port?

Thank you.

[Rob Ingram]

Hi,

Try the following command from the CLI:-

interface management 0/0
 no management-only 

HTH

[alsayegh]

Hello Rob,

Thank you for your note. I'm getting an error:

# configure t
(config)# interface management 0/0
(config-if)# no management-only
^
ERROR: % Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

Where did I go wrong?

I also searched the "no management-only" command, and some post mentioned that management ports can be set as pass-through ports with "no management-only" but the maximum link speed will be 100 mbps, not 1 gbps. Is that true?

Thank you.

[alsayegh]

I set the firewall mode to transparent. Connected GigabitEthernet 0/0 on to the switch which is connected to the gateway, and I created BVI1 to which GigabitEthernet 0/0 is connected. There are two issues, which probably are closely related:

1) I I can ping BVI1 from any host in the network, but can't ping it from any host outside the network.

2) I can access ASDM from any local host, but I can't do it from outside the network.

Anything that I missed setting?

Thank you.

[Marvin Rhoads]

As far as I know, an ASA will not allow you to use any dedicated management interface (interface management x/x) for traffic through the device.