Cisco ASA 5505 - Manual (Page 311)

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9
Completing Interface Configuration
(Transparent Mode)
This chapter includes tasks to complete the interface configuration for all models in transparent firewall
mode.
This chapter includes the following sections:
• Information About Completing Interface Configuration in Transparent Mode, page 9-1
• Licensing Requirements for Completing Interface Configuration in Transparent Mode, page 9-2
• Guidelines and Limitations, page 9-5
• Default Settings, page 9-6
• Completing Interface Configuration in Transparent Mode, page 9-6
• Monitoring Interfaces, page 9-19
• Configuration Examples for Interfaces in Transparent Mode, page 9-19
• Feature History for Interfaces in Transparent Mode, page 9-20
Note For multiple context mode, complete the tasks in this section in the context execution space. Enter the
changeto context name command to change to the context you want to configure.
Information About Completing Interface Configuration in
Transparent Mode
This section includes the following topics:
• Bridge Groups in Transparent Mode, page 9-1
• Security Levels, page 9-2
Bridge Groups in Transparent Mode
If you do not want the overhead of security contexts, or want to maximize your use of security contexts,
you can group interfaces together in a bridge group, and then configure multiple bridge groups, one for
each network. Bridge group traffic is isolated from other bridge groups; traffic is not routed to another
bridge group within the ASA, and traffic must exit the ASA before it is routed by an external router back