Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM) is a browser-based configuration
tool designed to help the administrator set up, configure, and monitor a PIX or
Adaptive Security Appliance graphically, without requiring an extensive
knowledge of the PIX Security Appliance command line interface (CLI)
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ASDM
monitors and configures a single PIX Security Appliance. The administrator can
use ASDM to create a new configuration. The administrator can use ASDM to
monitor and maintain current PIX Security Appliances. The administrator can
point the browser to more than one PIX and administer several devices from a
single workstation.
ASDM Features
ASDM is secure, versatile, and easy to use. It can
be used to manage PIX 500 Series and ASA 5500 series security appliances and
runs on a variety of platforms
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ASDM enables the administrator to securely configure and monitor a PIX
Security Appliance remotely. Its ability to work with the Secure Socket Layer
(SSL) protocol ensures that communication with the PIX Security Appliance is
secure, and because it is implemented in Java, it is able to provide robust,
real-time monitoring. A single PIX can support up to 16 concurrent ASDM
sessions, enabling up to 16 workstations to each have one browser session open
with the same PIX.
ASDM works with PIX and ASA security appliance
Software Versions 7.0 and comes preloaded into Flash memory on new security
appliances running Software Versions 7.0. The administrator can download ASDM
from Cisco and then copy it to the PIX via TFTP. In order to use ASDM, the
security appliance must be running, at minimum, PIX or ASA software version
7.0. ASDM runs on Windows, Sun Solaris, and Linux platforms and requires no
complex software installations.