Firepower Threat Defense Deployment with CDO and Low-Touch Provisioning
Branch Office Installation
After you receive the FTD from your corporate IT department, you need to record the firewall's serial number
and send it to the CDO administrator. Outline a communication plan for the onboarding process. Include any
key tasks to be completed and provide points of contact for each item.
Then, you need to cable and power on the firewall so that it has internet access from the outside interface.
The CDO administrator can then complete the onboarding process.
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provisioning.
Provide the Firewall Serial Number to the Central Administrator
Before you rack the firewall or discard the shipping box, verify that your firewall can be deployabled using
low-touch provisioning, and record the serial number so you can coordinate with the central adminstrator.
Note
This procedure assumes you are working with a new firewall running FTD Version 6.7 or later.
Procedure
Step 1
Unpack the chassis and chassis components.
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Onboard the Device Using Low-Touch Provisioning and the Serial Number,
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(Optional) Obtain feature licenses
Workspace
(CDO Admin)
Smart Software
Generate a license token
Manager
(CDO Admin)
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Register the device with the Smart Licensing Server
Orchestrator
page
(CDO Admin)
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Manage the Device with CDO, on page
Orchestrator
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Branch Office Installation
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