Cisco Systems, Inc. www.cisco.com1Cisco Firepower Threat Defense for theASA 5508-X and ASA 5516-X UsingFirepower Management Center Quick StartGuideFirst Published: August 10, 2016Last Updated: December 3, 2018Warning: You cannot install Firepower Threat Defense 6.3 or subsequent releases on the ASA 5508-X and5516-X. The final supported Firepower Threat Defense release for these platforms is 6.2.3.1. Is This Guide for You?This guide explains how to complete the initial configuration of your Firepower Threat Defense device and how toregister the device to a Firepower Management Center. In a typical deployment on a large network, multiplemanaged devices are installed on network segments, monitor traffic for analysis, and report to a managingFirepower Management Center. The Firepower Management Center provides a centralized management consolewith web interface that you can use to perform administrative, management, analysis, and reporting tasks.For networks that include only a single device or just a few, where you do not need to use a high-poweredmultiple-device manager like the Firepower Management Center, you can use the integrated Firepower DeviceManager. Use the Firepower Device Manager web-based device setup wizard to configure the basic features ofthe software that are most commonly used for small network deployments as described inhttp://www.cisco.com/go/fdm-quick.2. Package ContentsThis section lists the package contents of the chassis. Note that contents are subject to change, and your exactcontents might contain additional or fewer items.