
Most Cisco devices including routers and switches use a CLI (Command Line Interface) to configure the network device. The CLI is an interface, based on text. You type in configuration commands and use show commands to get the output from the router or switch. In this guide, you will learn about some Common Cisco ASA Commands. Please see How to update Cisco ASA software from Cisco Website, How to enable ssh via ASDM, How to configure a username and secret on Cisco Switch and Router, how to Check Windows Activation Status and troubleshoot activation errors, and How to deploy MBAM Client as part of a Windows Deployment.
Show VLAN Command
Use “show switch vlan” to view the vlans that have been assigned to Layer 2 switch ports.
TestASA(config)# show switch vlan VLAN Name Status Ports 1 inside up Et0/1, Et0/2, Et0/3, Et0/4 Et0/5, Et0/6, Et0/7 2 outside down Et0/0 TestASA(config)#
Int IP brief Command
Use the show int IP brief to view the configured interfaces
TestASA(config)# show int ip brief
Interface IP-Address OK? Method Status Protocol
Ethernet0/0 unassigned YES unset down down
Ethernet0/1 unassigned YES unset up up
Note on a cisco switch its “show ip interface brief
“. Use the show ip add a command to view the configured IP address of the interfaces and VLANs
TestASA(config)# show ip add
System IP Addresses:
Interface Name IP address Subnet mask Method
Vlan1 inside 192.1xx.1xx.xx 255.xxx.xxx.0 CONFIG
Current IP Addresses:
Interface Name IP address Subnet mask Method
Vlan1 inside 192.1xx.1xx.xx 255.xxx.xxx.0 CONFIG
Show run HTTP
Used to display the configured http server if configured. Please see Basic Cisco ASA troubleshooting Commands,
TestASA(config-if)# show run http
http server enable
http 192.168.xxx.0 255.255.xxx.0 inside
Show Telnet
To display the configured Telnet connection
TestASA(config)# show run telnet
telnet 192.168.xxx.0 255.255.xxx.0 inside
telnet timeout 1000
show run ssh
To display the configured ssh connection
TestASA(config)# show run ssh
ssh stricthostkeycheck
ssh 192.168.xxx.0 255.255.xxx.0 inside
ssh timeout 10
TestASA(config)#
I hope you found this blog post helpful on some common Cisco ASA Commands. If you have any questions, please let me know in the comment section.