Only physical firepower 1010 devices support interfaces configured for switch port mode. You cannot configure transparent firewall mode interfaces.

If you need any of the following features, you must use Firepower Management Center to configure the device. When you use Cisco Defense Orchestrator (CDO) to configure the device, there are several limitations to interface configuration.

Open Source and 3rd Party License Attribution.

Cisco Secure Dynamic Attributes Connector.

Monitor Multi-Factor Authentication Events.

Managing SSH Devices with Cisco Defense Orchestrator.

Managing AWS with Cisco Defense Orchestrator.

Managing IOS Devices with Cisco Defense Orchestrator.

Managing Meraki with Cisco Defense Orchestrator.

Managing Umbrella with Cisco Defense Orchestrator.

Managing Cisco Secure Firewall Cloud Native with Cisco Defense Orchestrator.

Managing ASA with Cisco Defense Orchestrator.

Update FDM-Managed Device Security Databases.

Synchronizing Interfaces Added to a Firepower Device using FXOS.

Viewing and Monitoring Firepower Interfaces.

IPv6 Addressing for Firepower Interfaces.

Maximum Number of VLAN Members by Device Model.

Guidelines and Limitations for Firepower Interface Configuration.

Managing FDM Devices with Cisco Defense Orchestrator.

Managing Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Devices with Cloud-delivered Firewall Management Center.

Managing On-Prem Firewall Management Center with Cisco Defense Orchestrator.

Importing a Device's Configuration for Offline Management.

Onboard Cisco Defense Orchestrator Integrations.

Migrate Secure Firewall Threat Defense to Cloud.

Onboard an FTD to Cloud-delivered Firewall Management Center.

Onboard an On-Prem Firewall Management Center.

Guidelines and Limitations for Firepower Interface Configuration

Firepower 1010