Convert 5545firewall to firepower

[mohammad saeed]

Hi guys

I have ASA 5545x firewall and need to convert it into forepower...how can i do thar? And how can order?

Thnx

[andre.ortega · Accepted solution]

You have to ask your reseller for the licenses.
After you buy it, you can download FTD software from cisco.com and install on your ASA.
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/security/firepower/quick_start/5500X/ftd-fmc-5500x-qsg.html#pgfId-129772

Bear in mind that it will erase all your config and you will have to configure everything from scratch.
I extrongly recomend you to use FMC to manage FTD.