Cisco Firepower Management Center 1600, 2600,and 4600 Getting Started GuideFirst Published: 2019-06-26Last Modified: 2022-05-31Firepower Management Center 1600, 2600, and 4600 Getting Started GuideThe Firepower Management Center 1600, 2600, and 4600 Getting Started Guide explains installation, login,setup, initial administrative settings, and configuration for your secure network. This document also describesmaintenance activities such as establishing alternative means of management center access, adding manageddevices to the management center, factory reset, saving and loading configurations, erasing the hard drive,and performing shutdown or restart.In a typical deployment on a large network, you install multiple managed devices on network segments. Eachdevice controls, inspects, monitors, and analyzes traffic, and then reports to a management center. Themanagement center provides a centralized management console with a web interface that you can use toperform administrative, management, analysis, and reporting tasks in service to securing your local network.About the Firepower Management Center Models 1600, 2600, and 4600The following topics provide information about front and rear panel features that you need to follow theinstructions in this document.Rear Panel FeaturesThe following figure illustrates the rear panel of the Firepower Management Center 1600, 2600, and 4600.For more information on the rear-panel features, see the Cisco Firepower Management Center 1600, 2600,and 4600 Hardware Installation Guide.Figure 1: Rear PanelUSB 3.0 Type A (USB 2)You can connect a keyboard, and along with amonitor on the VGA port, you can access theconsole.2USB 3.0 Type A (USB 1)You can connect a keyboard, and along with amonitor on the VGA port, you can access theconsole.1Cisco Firepower Management Center 1600, 2600, and 4600 Getting Started Guide1