I always enter the serial and key in the configuration when adding a PIX firewall to QEMU config. But when I add the PIX to the topology I have to reenter the activation-key xxxx xxxx xxx xxx xxx command. This takes around 10 minutes everytime I start doing a new topology. This wastes a lot of time for me. I have tried all versions of GNS3 from 0.8.3 to 0.8.7 None fixed this problem for me. I really need this fixed.

Similarly in ASA there isn't any place to add the activation key. Since for a new topology I need an activation key. It takes around 20 minutes or more to just set up the ASA with an activation key. I need some way so that the ASA automatically takes the activation key during first bootup and the same for the PIX.

Please help. Any help would be greatly appreciated.