Cisco ADSM / ASA

acbenny · ‎03-28-2007

Hi expert,

1. What is different between Cisco Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM) and

Security Device Manager (SDM) ?

2. Can it use in Cisco ASA or PIX ?

3. Is it free of charge ?

4. Is it just a GUI interface for coniguration rather than using command line ?

rajbhatt · ‎04-03-2007

Hi,

1.The Sdm tool is available free on all routers , Cisco 830 Series to Cisco 7301. It shipped preinstalled .ASDM you may need to install as per your ASA/Pix ios .

2.Asdm is security management and monitoring services for Cisco PIX 500 and ASA 5500 series adaptive security appliances through , web-based management interface .

Asdm can be used in case you are running version 7.0 and above.

3.Cisco Asdm you can download from the software download page with a valid contract cisco user id :

http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/asa

http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/pix

4.It is a user friendly GUI config tool .

Please follow this link for more information

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/netsec/secmgmt/asdm/v_5_2/rn522.htm#wp65945

Raj