Cisco Adaptive Security Device Manager

Table Of Contents

Cisco ASDM Release Notes Version 6.0(2)

Introduction

New Platform Features

New Device Manager Features

ASDM Client PC Operating System and Browser Requirements

Memory Errors in Firefox

Supported Platforms and Feature Licenses

ASDM and SSM Compatibility

Upgrading ASDM

Getting Started with ASDM

Before You Begin

Downloading the ASDM Launcher

Starting ASDM from the ASDM Launcher

Using ASDM in Demo Mode

Starting ASDM from a Web Browser

Using the Startup Wizard

Using the VPN Wizard

Printing from ASDM

ASDM Limitations

Unsupported Commands

One-Time Password Not Supported

Effects of Unsupported Commands

Ignored and View-Only Commands

Other CLI Limitations

Interactive User Commands Not Supported in ASDM CLI Tool

Unsupported Characters

Caveats

Open Caveats - Version 6.0(2)

End-User License Agreement

Related Documentation

Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines

Cisco ASDM Release Notes Version 6.0(2)

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May 2008

This document contains release information for Cisco ASDM Version 6.0(2) on Cisco PIX 500 series and Cisco ASA 5500 adaptive series security appliances Version 8.0(2). It includes the following sections:

•Introduction

•New Platform Features

•New Device Manager Features

•Supported Platforms and Feature Licenses

•ASDM and SSM Compatibility

•Upgrading ASDM

•Getting Started with ASDM

•ASDM Limitations

•Caveats

•End-User License Agreement

•Related Documentation

•Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines

Introduction

Cisco Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM) delivers world-class security management and monitoring services for Cisco PIX 500 and ASA 5500 adaptive series security appliances through an intuitive, easy-to-use, web-based management interface. Bundled with supported security appliances, the device manager accelerates security appliance deployment with intelligent wizards, robust administration tools, and versatile monitoring services that complement the advanced security and networking features offered by Cisco PIX 500 and ASA 5500 adaptive series security appliance software Version8.0(2). Its secure, web-based design enables anytime, anywhere access to security appliances.

New Platform Features

The PIX 500 and ASA 5500 series security appliances Version 7.1(1) introduce significant enhancements to VPN services and management/monitoring features. ASDM supports these new platform features. In addition, ASDM adds support for the new Content Security and Control SSM in the ASA 5500 series security appliances.

This document contains release information about ASDM only. For detailed information on new platform features, see Cisco ASA 500 Series Release Notes or Cisco PIX Security Appliance Release Notes.

New Device Manager Features

Version 6.0(2) contains the following enhancements:

ASDM Feature Type	Feature	Description
Usability	Redesigned Interface	Reorganizes information to provide greater logical consistency and ease of navigation.
	Expanded onscreen help	ASDM describes features and configuration options on screen, which reduces the need to consult other information sources.
	Visual policy editor	The visual policy editor lets an administrator configure access control policies and posture checking.
	Firewall Dashboard	From the home page, you can now track threats to your network by monitoring traffic that exceeds rate limits, as well as allowed and dropped traffic by host, access list, port, or protocol.
	Accessibility Features	Features such as keyboard navigation, alternate text for graphics, and improved screen reader support have been added.
	Complex Configuration Support	You can move between panes without applying changes, allowing you to enter multi-pane configurations before applying that configuration to the device.
	Device List	ASDM maintains a list of recently accessed devices, allowing you to switch between devices and contexts.
	Certificate Management Enhancements	The certificate management GUI is reorganized and simplified.
Wizards	SSL VPN configuration wizard	The new SSL VPN configuration wizard provides step-by-step guidance in configuring basic SSL VPN connections.
	Startup Wizard Enhancement	The Startup Wizard now allows you to configure the adaptive security appliance to pass traffic to an installed CSC SSM.
	ASDM Assistant Enhancements`	An assistant for configuring Secure Voice was added.
	Packet Capture Wizard	The Packet Capture Wizard assists you in obtaining and downloading sniffer trace in PCAP format.
	Service Policy Rule Wizard	Updated to support IPS Virtualization.

ASDM Client PC Operating System and Browser Requirements

Table 1 lists the supported and recommended PC operating systems and browsers for ASDM Version 6.0(2).

Table 1 Operating System and Browser Requirements 

Operating System	Version	Browser	Other Requirements
Microsoft Windows1	Windows Vista Windows 2003 Server Windows XP Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4)	Internet Explorer 6.0 or 7.0 with Sun Java SE2 Plug-in 1.4.2, 5.0 (1.5.0), or 6.0 Firefox 1.5 or 2.0 with Java SE Plug-in 1.4.2, 5.0 (1.5.0), or 6.0	SSL Encryption Settings—All available encryption options are enabled for SSL in the browser preferences.
Note We support both the English and Japanese versions of Windows.		Note HTTP 1.1—Settings for Internet Options > Advanced > HTTP 1.1 should use HTTP 1.1 for both proxy and non-proxy connections.
Apple MacIntosh	Apple MacIntosh OS X	Firefox 1.5 or 2.0 or Safari 2.0 with Java SE Plug-in 1.4.2, 5.0 (1.5.0), or 6.0
Linux	Red Hat Desktop, Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 running GNOME or KDE	Firefox 1.5 or 2.0 with Java SE Plug-in 1.4.2, 5.0 (1.5.0), or 6.0

1 ASDM is not supported on Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, or Windows NT4. 2 Obtain Sun Java from java.sun.com.

Memory Errors in Firefox

Firefox may stop responding or give an out of memory error message Linux and Windows if multiple instances of ASDM are running. You can use the following steps to increase the Java memory and work around the behavior.

This section describes how to increase the memory for Java on the following platforms:

•Java Plug-In for Windows

•Java Plug-In on Linux

Java Plug-In for Windows

To change the memory settings of the Java Plug-in on Windows for Java Plug-in versions 1.4.2 and 1.5, perform the following steps:

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Step 1 Exit all browsers.

Step 2 Click Start > Settings > Control Panel.

Step 3 If you have Java Plug-in 1.4.2 installed:

a. Click Java Plug-in. The Java Plug-in Control Panel appears.

b. Click the Advanced tab.

c. Type -Xmx256m in the Java RunTime Parameters field.

d. Click Apply and exit the Java Control Panel.

Step 4 If you have Java Plug-in 1.5 installed:

a. Click Java. The Java Control Panel appears.

b. Click the Java tab.

c. Click View under Java Applet Runtime Settings. The Java Runtime Settings Panel appears.

d. Type -Xmx256m in the Java Runtime Parameters field and then click OK.

e. Click OK and exit the Java Control Panel.

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Java Plug-In on Linux

To change the settings of Java Plug-in version 1.4.2 or 1.5 on Linux, perform the following steps:

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Step 1 Exit all browsers.

Step 2 Open the Java Plug-in Control Panel by launching the Control Panel executable file.

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Note In the Java 2 SDK, this file is located in SDK installation directory/jre/bin/ControlPanel. For example: if the Java 2 SDK is installed at /usr/j2se, the full path is /usr/j2se/jre/bin/ControlPanel. In a Java 2 Runtime Environment installation, the file is located at JRE installation directory/bin/ControlPanel.

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Step 3 If you have Java Plug-in 1.4.2 installed:

a. Click the Advanced tab.

b. Type -Xmx256m in the Java RunTime Parameters field.

c. Click Apply and close the Java Control Panel.

Step 4 If you have Java Plug-in 1.5 installed:

a. Click the Java tab.

b. Click View under Java Applet Runtime Settings.

c. Type -Xmx256m in the Java Runtime Parameters field and then click OK.

d. Click OK and exit the Java Control Panel.

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Supported Platforms and Feature Licenses

This software version supports the following platforms; see the associated tables for the feature support for each model:

•ASA 5505, Table 2

•ASA 5510, Table 3

•ASA 5520, Table 4

•ASA 5540, Table 5

•ASA 5550, Table 6

•PIX 515/515E, Table 7

•PIX 525, Table 8

•PIX 535, Table 9

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Note Items that are in italics are separate, optional licenses that you can replace the base license. You can mix and match licenses, for example, the 10 security context license plus the Strong Encryption license; or the 500 WebVPN license plus the GTP/GPRS license; or all four licenses together.

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Table 2 ASA 5505 Adaptive Security Appliance License Features 

ASA 5505	Base License						Security Plus
Users, concurrent1	10	Optional Licenses:					10	Optional Licenses:
		50	Unlimited					50	Unlimited
Security Contexts	No support						No support
VPN Sessions2	10 combined IPSec and WebVPN						25 combined IPSec and WebVPN
Max. IPSec Sessions	10						25
Max. WebVPN Sessions	2	Optional License: 10					2	Optional License: 10
VPN Load Balancing	No support						No support
TLS Proxy for SIP and Skinny Inspection	Supported						Supported
Failover	None						Active/Standby (no stateful failover)
GTP/GPRS	No support						No support
Maximum VLANs/Zones	3 (2 regular zones and 1 restricted zone that can only communicate with 1 other zone)						20
Maximum VLAN Trunks	No support						Unlimited
Concurrent Firewall Conns3	10 K						25 K
Max. Physical Interfaces	Unlimited, assigned to VLANs/zones						Unlimited, assigned to VLANs/zones
Encryption	Base (DES)		Optional license: Strong (3DES/AES)				Base (DES)		Optional license: Strong (3DES/AES)
Minimum RAM	256 MB						256 MB

1 In routed mode, hosts on the inside (Business and Home VLANs) count towards the limit only when they communicate with the outside (Internet VLAN). Internet hosts are not counted towards the limit. Hosts that initiate traffic between Business and Home are also not counted towards the limit. The interface associated with the default route is considered to be the Internet interface. If there is no default route, hosts on all interfaces are counted toward the limit. In transparent mode, the interface with the lowest number of hosts is counted towards the host limit. See the show local-host command to view the host limits. 2 Although the maximum IPSec and WebVPN sessions add up to more than the maximum VPN sessions, the combined sessions should not exceed the VPN session limit. If you exceed the maximum VPN sessions, you can overload the security appliance, so be sure to size your network appropriately. 3 The concurrent firewall connections are based on a traffic mix of 80% TCP and 20% UDP, with one host and one dynamic translation for every four connections.

Table 3 ASA 5510 Adaptive Security Appliance License Features 

ASA 5510	Base License						Security Plus
Users, concurrent	Unlimited						Unlimited
Security Contexts	No support						2	Optional Licenses:
								5
VPN Sessions1	250 combined IPSec and WebVPN						250 combined IPSec and WebVPN
Max. IPSec Sessions	250						250
Max. WebVPN Sessions	2	Optional Licenses:					2	Optional Licenses:
		10	25	50	100	250		10	25	50	100	250
VPN Load Balancing	No support						No support
TLS Proxy for SIP and Skinny Inspection	Supported						Supported
Failover	None						Active/Standby or Active/Active
GTP/GPRS	No support						No support
Max. VLANs	50						100
Concurrent Firewall Conns2	50 K						130 K
Max. Physical Interfaces	Unlimited						Unlimited
Encryption	Base (DES)		Optional license: Strong (3DES/AES)				Base (DES)		Optional license: Strong (3DES/AES)
Min. RAM	256 MB						256 MB

1 Although the maximum IPSec and WebVPN sessions add up to more than the maximum VPN sessions, the combined sessions should not exceed the VPN session limit. If you exceed the maximum VPN sessions, you can overload the security appliance, so be sure to size your network appropriately. 2 The concurrent firewall connections are based on a traffic mix of 80% TCP and 20% UDP, with 1 host and 1 dynamic translation for every 4 connections.

Table 4 ASA 5520 Adaptive Security Appliance License Features 

ASA 5520	Base License
Users, concurrent	Unlimited						Unlimited
Security Contexts	2	Optional Licenses:
		5	10	20
VPN Sessions1	750 combined IPSec and WebVPN
Max. IPSec Sessions	750
Max. WebVPN Sessions	2	Optional Licenses:
		10	25	50	100	250	500	750
VPN Load Balancing	Supported
TLS Proxy for SIP and Skinny Inspection	Supported
Failover	Active/Standby or Active/Active
GTP/GPRS	None		Optional license: Enabled
Max. VLANs	150
Concurrent Firewall Conns2	280 K
Max. Physical Interfaces	Unlimited
Encryption	Base (DES)		Optional license: Strong (3DES/AES)
Min. RAM	512 MB

1 Although the maximum IPSec and WebVPN sessions add up to more than the maximum VPN sessions, the combined sessions should not exceed the VPN session limit. If you exceed the maximum VPN sessions, you can overload the security appliance, so be sure to size your network appropriately. 2 The concurrent firewall connections are based on a traffic mix of 80% TCP and 20% UDP, with 1 host and 1 dynamic translation for every 4 connections.

Table 5 ASA 5540 Adaptive Security Appliance License Features 

ASA 5540	Base License
Users, concurrent	Unlimited						Unlimited
Security Contexts	2	Optional licenses:
		5	10	20	50
VPN Sessions1	5000 combined IPSec and WebVPN
Max. IPSec Sessions	5000
Max. WebVPN Sessions	2	Optional Licenses:
		10	25	50	100	250	500	750	1000	2500
VPN Load Balancing	Supported
TLS Proxy for SIP and Skinny Inspection	Supported
Failover	Active/Standby or Active/Active
GTP/GPRS	None		Optional license: Enabled
Max. VLANs	200
Concurrent Firewall Conns2	400 K
Max. Physical Interfaces	Unlimited
Encryption	Base (DES)		Optional license: Strong (3DES/AES)
Min. RAM	1 GB

1 Although the maximum IPSec and WebVPN sessions add up to more than the maximum VPN sessions, the combined sessions should not exceed the VPN session limit. If you exceed the maximum VPN sessions, you can overload the security appliance, so be sure to size your network appropriately. 2 The concurrent firewall connections are based on a traffic mix of 80% TCP and 20% UDP, with 1 host and 1 dynamic translation for every 4 connections.

Table 6 ASA 5550 Adaptive Security Appliance License Features 

ASA 5550	Base License
Users, concurrent	Unlimited
Security Contexts	2	Optional licenses:
		5	10	20	50
VPN Sessions1	5000 combined IPSec and WebVPN
Max. IPSec Sessions	5000
Max. WebVPN Sessions	2	Optional Licenses:
		10	25	50	100	250	500	750	1000	2500	5000
VPN Load Balancing	Supported
TLS Proxy for SIP and Skinny Inspection	Supported
Failover	Active/Standby or Active/Active
GTP/GPRS	None		Optional license: Enabled
Max. VLANs	250
Concurrent Firewall Conns2	650 K
Max. Physical Interfaces	Unlimited
Encryption	Base (DES)		Optional license: Strong (3DES/AES)
Min. RAM	4 GB

1 Although the maximum IPSec and WebVPN sessions add up to more than the maximum VPN sessions, the combined sessions should not exceed the VPN session limit. If you exceed the maximum VPN sessions, you can overload the security appliance, so be sure to size your network appropriately. 2 The concurrent firewall connections are based on a traffic mix of 80% TCP and 20% UDP, with 1 host and 1 dynamic translation for every 4 connections.

Table 7 PIX 515/515E Security Appliance License Features 

PIX 515/515E	R (Restricted)			UR (Unrestricted)						FO (Failover)1						FO-AA (Failover Active/Active)1
Users, concurrent	Unlimited			Unlimited						Unlimited						Unlimited
Security Contexts	No support			2	Optional license: 5					2	Optional license: 5					2	Optional license: 5
IPSec Sessions	2000			2000						2000						2000
WebVPN Sessions	No support			No support						No support						No support
VPN Load Balancing	No support			No support						No support						No support
TLS Proxy for SIP and Skinny Inspection	No support			No support						No support						No support
Failover	No support			Active/Standby Active/Active						Active/Standby						Active/Standby Active/Active
GTP/GPRS	None	Optional license: Enabled		None		Optional license: Enabled				None		Optional license: Enabled				None		Optional license: Enabled
Max. VLANs	10			25						25						25
Concurrent Firewall Conns2	48 K			130 K						130 K						130 K
Max. Physical Interfaces	3			6						6						6
Encryption	None	Optional licenses:		None		Optional licenses:				None		Optional licenses:				None		Optional licenses:
		Base (DES)	Strong (3DES/ AES)			Base (DES)		Strong (3DES/ AES)				Base (DES)		Strong (3DES/ AES)				Base (DES)		Strong (3DES/ AES)
Min. RAM	64 MB			128 MB						128 MB						128 MB

1 This license can only be used in a failover pair with another unit with a UR license. Both units must be the same model. 2 The concurrent firewall connections are based on a traffic mix of 80% TCP and 20% UDP, with 1 host and 1 dynamic translation for every 4 connections.

Table 8 PIX 525 Security Appliance License Features 

PIX 525	R (Restricted)			UR (Unrestricted)						FO (Failover)1						FO-AA (Failover Active/Active)1
Users, concurrent	Unlimited			Unlimited						Unlimited						Unlimited
Security Contexts	No support			2	Optional licenses:					2	Optional licenses:					2	Optional licenses:
					5	10	20	50			5	10	20	50			5	10	20	50
IPSec Sessions	2000			2000						2000						2000
WebVPN Sessions	No support			No support						No support						No support
VPN Load Balancing	No support			No support						No support						No support
TLS Proxy for SIP and Skinny Inspection	No support			No support						No support						No support
Failover	No support			Active/Standby Active/Active						Active/Standby						Active/Standby Active/Active
GTP/GPRS	None	Optional license: Enabled		None		Optional license: Enabled				None		Optional license: Enabled				None		Optional license: Enabled
Max. VLANs	25			100						100						100
Concurrent Firewall Conns2	140 K			280 K						280 K						280 K
Max. Physical Interfaces	6			10						10						10
Encryption	None	Optional licenses:		None		Optional licenses:				None		Optional licenses:				None		Optional licenses:
		Base (DES)	Strong (3DES/ AES)			Base (DES)		Strong (3DES/ AES)				Base (DES)		Strong (3DES/ AES)				Base (DES)		Strong (3DES/ AES)
Min. RAM	128 MB			256 MB						256 MB						256 MB

1 This license can only be used in a failover pair with another unit with a UR license. Both units must be the same model. 2 The concurrent firewall connections are based on a traffic mix of 80% TCP and 20% UDP, with 1 host and 1 dynamic translation for every 4 connections.

Table 9 PIX 535 Security Appliance License Features 

PIX 535	R (Restricted)			UR (Unrestricted)						FO (Failover)1						FO-AA (Failover Active/Active)1
Users, concurrent	Unlimited			Unlimited						Unlimited						Unlimited
Security Contexts	No support			2	Optional licenses:					2	Optional licenses:					2	Optional licenses:
					5	10	20	50			5	10	20	50			5	10	20	50
IPSec Sessions	2000			2000						2000						2000
WebVPN Sessions	No support			No support						No support						No support
VPN Load Balancing	No support			No support						No support						No support
TLS Proxy for SIP and Skinny Inspection	No support			No support						No support						No support
Failover	No support			Active/Standby Active/Active						Active/Standby						Active/Standby Active/Active
GTP/GPRS	None	Optional license: Enabled		None		Optional license: Enabled				None		Optional license: Enabled				None		Optional license: Enabled
Max. VLANs	50			150						150						150
Concurrent Firewall Conns2	250 K			500 K						500 K						500 K
Max. Physical Interfaces	8			14						14						14
Encryption	None	Optional licenses:		None		Optional licenses:				None		Optional licenses:				None		Optional licenses:
		Base (DES)	Strong (3DES/ AES)			Base (DES)		Strong (3DES/ AES)				Base (DES)		Strong (3DES/ AES)				Base (DES)		Strong (3DES/ AES)
Min. RAM	512 MB			1024 MB						1024 MB						1024 MB

1 This license can only be used in a failover pair with another unit with a UR license. Both units must be the same model. 2 The concurrent firewall connections are based on a traffic mix of 80% TCP and 20% UDP, with 1 host and 1 dynamic translation for every 4 connections.

ASDM and SSM Compatibility

ASDM Version 6.0(2) supports the following SSMs and releases:

•Advanced Inspection and Prevention (AIP) SSM, software Version 5.0, 5.1, 6.0

•Content Security and Control (CSC) SSM, software Version 6.1

•Advanced Inspection and Prevention (AIP) SSC, Version 6.2

Upgrading ASDM

This section describes how to upgrade ASDM to a new ASDM release. If you have a Cisco.com login, you can obtain ASDM from the following website:

http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center/index.shtml

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Note If you are upgrading from PIX Version 6.3, first upgrade to Version 7.0 according to Guide for Cisco PIX 6.2 and 6.3 Users Upgrading to Cisco PIX Software Version 7.0. Then upgrade PDM to ASDM according to the ASDM 5.0 release notes.

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If you have a previous release of ASDM on your security appliance and want to upgrade to the latest release, you can do so from within ASDM. We recommend that you upgrade the ASDM image before the platform image. ASDM is backwards compatible, so you can upgrade the platform image using the new ASDM; you cannot use an old ASDM with a new platform image.

To upgrade ASDM, perform the following steps:

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Step 1 Download the new ASDM image to your PC.

Step 2 Launch ASDM.

Step 3 From the Tools menu:

a. In ASDM 5.0 and 5.1, click Upload Image from Local PC.

b. In ASDM 5.2, click Upgrade Software.

Step 4 With ASDM selected, click Browse Local to select the new ASDM image.

Step 5 To specify the location in Flash memory where you want to install the new image, enter the directory path in the field or click Browse Flash.

If your security appliance does not have enough memory to hold two ASDM images, overwrite the old image with the new one by specifying the same destination filename. You can rename the image after it was uploaded using the Tools > File Management tool.

If you have enough memory for both versions, you can specify a different name for the new version. If you need to revert to the old version, it is still in your Flash memory.

Step 6 Click Upload Image.

When ASDM is finished uploading, the following message appears:

"ASDM Image is Uploaded to Flash Successfully."

Step 7 If the new ASDM image has a different name than the old image, then you must configure the security appliance to load the new image in the Configuration > Properties > Device Administration > Boot System/Configuration pane.

Step 8 To run the new ASDM image, you must exit ASDM and reconnect.

Step 9 Download the new platform image using the Tools > Upgrade Software tool.

To reload the new image, reload the security appliance using the Tools > System Reload tool.

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Getting Started with ASDM

This section describes how to connect to ASDM and start your configuration. If you are using the security appliance for the first time, your security appliance might include a default configuration. You can connect to a default IP address with ASDM so that you can immediately start to configure the security appliance from ASDM. If your platform does not support a default configuration, you can log in to the CLI and run the setup command to establish connectivity. See Before You Begin for more detailed information about networking.

This section includes the following topics:

•Before You Begin

•Downloading the ASDM Launcher

•Starting ASDM from the ASDM Launcher

•Using ASDM in Demo Mode

•Starting ASDM from a Web Browser

•Using the Startup Wizard

•Using the VPN Wizard

•Printing from ASDM

Before You Begin

If your security appliance includes a factory default configuration, you can connect to the default management address of 192.168.1.1 with ASDM. On the ASA 5500 series adaptive security appliance, the interface to which you connect with ASDM is Management 0/0. For the PIX 500 series security appliance, the interface to which you connect with ASDM is Ethernet 1. To restore the default configuration, enter the configure factory-default command at the security appliance CLI.

Make sure the PC is on the same network as the security appliance. You can use DHCP on the client to obtain an IP address from the security appliance, or you can set the IP address to a 192.168.1.0/24 network address.

If your platform does not support the factory default configuration, or you want to add to an existing configuration to make it accessible for ASDM, access the security appliance CLI according to the Cisco Security Appliance Command Line Configuration Guide, and enter the setup command. The setup command prompts you for a minimal configuration to connect to the security appliance using ASDM.

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Note You must have an inside interface already configured to use the setup command. The Cisco PIX security appliance default configuration includes an inside interface, but the Cisco ASA adaptive security appliance default configuration does not. Before using the setup command, enter the interface gigabitethernet slot/port command, and then the nameif inside command. The slot for interfaces that are built in to the chassis is 0. For example, enter interface gigabitethernet 0/1. The Cisco PIX 500 series and the ASA 5510 adaptive security appliance have an Ethernet-type interface.

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Downloading the ASDM Launcher

The ASDM Launcher is for Windows only. The ASDM Launcher is an improvement over running ASDM in a Java Applet. The ASDM Launcher avoids double authentication and certificate dialog boxes, launches faster, and caches previously-entered IP addresses and usernames.

To download the ASDM Launcher, perform the following steps:

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Step 1 From a supported web browser on the security appliance network, enter the following URL:

https://interface_ip_address

In transparent firewall mode, enter the management IP address.

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Note Be sure to enter https, not http.

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Step 2 Click OK or Yes to all prompts, including the name and password prompt. By default, leave the name and password blank.

A page displays with the following buttons:

•Download ASDM Launcher and Start ASDM

•Run ASDM as a Java Applet

Step 3 Click Download ASDM Launcher and Start ASDM.

The installer downloads to your PC.

Step 4 Run the installer to install the ASDM Launcher.

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Starting ASDM from the ASDM Launcher

The ASDM Launcher is for Windows only.

To start ASDM from the ASDM Launcher, perform the following steps:

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Step 1 Double-click the Cisco ASDM Launcher shortcut on your desktop, or start it from the Start menu.

Step 2 Enter the security appliance IP address or hostname, your username, and your password, and then click OK.

If there is a new version of ASDM on the security appliance, the ASDM Launcher automatically downloads it before starting ASDM.

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Using ASDM in Demo Mode

ASDM Demo Mode is available as a separately installed application running under Windows. It makes use of the ASDM Launcher and pre-packaged configuration files to let you run ASDM without having a live device available. ASDM Demo Mode lets you:

•Perform configuration and select monitoring tasks via ASDM as though you were interacting with a real device.

•Demonstrate ASDM or security appliance features using the ASDM interface.

•Perform configuration and monitoring tasks with the Content Security and Control (CSC) SSM.

ASDM Demo Mode provides simulated monitoring data, including real-time system log messages. The data shown is randomly generated, but the experience is identical to what you would see when connecting to a real device.

ASDM Demo Mode has the following limitations:

•Changes made to the configuration will appear in the GUI but are not applied to the configuration file. That is, when you click the Refresh button, it will revert back to the original configuration. The changes are never saved to the configuration file.

•File/Disk operations are not supported.

•Monitoring and logging data are simulated. Historical monitoring data is not available.

•You can only log in as an admin user; you cannot log in as a monitor-only or read-only user.

•Demo Mode does not support the following features:

–File menu:

Save Running Configuration to Flash

Save Running Configuration to TFTP Server

Save Running Configuration to Standby Unit

Save Internal Log Buffer to Flash

Clear Internal Log Buffer

–Tools menu:

Command Line Interface

Ping

File Management

Update Image

File Transfer

Upload image from Local PC

System Reload

–Toolbar/Status bar > Save

–Configuration > Interface > Edit Interface > Renew DHCP Lease

–Failover—Configuring a standby device

•These operations cause a reread of the configuration and therefore will revert the configuration back to the original settings.

–Switching contexts

–Making changes in the Interface panel

–NAT panel changes

–Clock panel changes

To run ASDM in Demo Mode, perform the following steps:

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Step 1 If you have not yet installed the Demo Mode application, perform the following steps:

a. Download the ASDM Demo Mode installer from one of the following websites:

http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center/index.shtml

The filename is asdm-demo-version.msi.

b. Double-click the installer to install the software.

Step 2 Double-click the Cisco ASDM Launcher shortcut on your desktop, or start it from the Start menu.

Step 3 Check Run in Demo Mode.

Step 4 To set the platform, context and firewall modes, and ASDM Version, click Demo and make your selections from the Demo Mode area.

Step 5 To use new ASDM images as they come out, you can either download the latest installer, or you can download the normal ASDM images and install them for Demo Mode:

a. Download the image from the download page (see Step 1).

The filename is asdm-version.bin.

b. In the Demo Mode area, click Install ASDM Image.

A file browser appears. Find the ASDM image file in the browser.

Step 6 Click OK to launch ASDM Demo Mode.

You see a Demo Mode label in the title bar of the window.

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Starting ASDM from a Web Browser

To start ASDM from a web browser, perform the following steps:

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Step 1 From a supported web browser on the security appliance network, enter the following URL:

https://interface_ip_address

In transparent firewall mode, enter the management IP address.

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Note Be sure to enter https, not http.

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Step 2 Click OK or Yes to all browser prompts, including the name and password prompt. By default, leave the name and password blank.

A page displays with the following buttons:

•Download ASDM Launcher and Start ASDM

•Run ASDM as a Java Applet

Step 3 Click Run ASDM as a Java Applet.

Step 4 Click OK or Yes to all Java prompts, including the name and password prompt. By default, leave the name and password blank.

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Using the Startup Wizard

The Startup Wizard helps you easily configure a single mode security appliance or a context in multiple context mode.

To use the Startup Wizard to configure the basic setup of the security appliance, perform the following steps:

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Step 1 Launch the wizard according to the steps for the correct security context mode.

•In single context mode, click Wizards > Startup Wizard.

•In multiple context mode, for each new context, perform the following steps:

a. Create a new context using the System > Configuration > Security Context pane.

b. Be sure to allocate interfaces to the context.

c. When you apply the changes, ASDM prompts you to use the Startup Wizard.

d. Click the System/Contexts icon on the toolbar, and choose the context name.

e. Click Wizards > Startup Wizard.

Step 2 Click Next as you proceed through the Startup Wizard screens, filling in the appropriate information in each screen, such as device name, domain name, passwords, interface names, IP addresses, basic server configuration, and access permissions.

Step 3 Click Finish on the last pane to transmit the configuration to the security appliance. Reconnect to ASDM using the new IP address, if the IP address of the connection changes.

Step 4 Enter other configuration details on the Configuration panes.

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Using the VPN Wizard

The VPN Wizard configures basic VPN access for LAN-to-LAN or remote client access. The VPN Wizard is available only for security appliances running in single context mode and routed (not transparent) firewall mode.

To use the VPN Wizard to configure VPN, perform the following steps:

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Step 1 Click Wizards > VPN Wizard.

Step 2 Supply information on each wizard pane. Click Next to move through the VPN Wizard panes. You may use the default IPSec and IKE policies. Click Help for more information about each field.

Step 3 After you complete the VPN Wizard information, click Finish on the last pane to transmit the configuration to the security appliance.

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Printing from ASDM

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Note Printing is supported only for Microsoft Windows 2000 or XP in this release. There is a known caveat (CSCse15764) for printing from Windows XP that causes printing to be extremely slow.

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ASDM supports printing for the following features:

•The Configuration > Interfaces table

•All Configuration > Security Policy tables

•All Configuration > NAT tables

•The Configuration > VPN > IPSec > IPSec Rules table

•Monitoring > Connection Graphs and its related table

ASDM Limitations

This section describes ASDM limitations, and includes the following topics:

•Unsupported Commands

•One-Time Password Not Supported

•Interactive User Commands Not Supported in ASDM CLI Tool

•Unsupported Characters

Unsupported Commands

ASDM does not support the complete command set of the CLI. In most cases, ASDM ignores unsupported commands, and they can remain in your configuration.

One-Time Password Not Supported

ASDM does not support the one-time password (OTP) authentication mechanism.

Effects of Unsupported Commands

•If ASDM loads an existing running configuration and finds IPv6-related commands, ASDM displays a dialog box informing you that it does not support IPv6. You cannot configure any IPv6 commands in ASDM, but all other configuration is available.

•If ASDM loads an existing running configuration and finds other unsupported commands, ASDM operation is unaffected. To view the unsupported commands, choose Options > Show Commands Ignored by ASDM on Device.

•If ASDM loads an existing running configuration and finds the alias command, it enters Monitor-only mode.

Monitor-only mode allows access to the following functions:

–The Monitoring area

–The CLI tool (Tools > Command Line Interface), which lets you use the CLI commands

To exit Monitor-only mode, use the CLI tool or access the security appliance console, and remove the alias command. You can use outside NAT instead of the alias command. See the Cisco Security Appliance Command Reference for more information.

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Note You might also be in Monitor-only mode because your user account privilege level, indicated in the status bar at the bottom of the main ASDM window, was set up as less than or equal to three by your system administrator, which allows Monitor-only mode. For more information, choose Configuration > Properties > Device Administration > User Accounts and Configuration > Properties > Device Administration > AAA Access.

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Ignored and View-Only Commands

The following table lists commands that ASDM supports in the configuration when you add them through the CLI, but that you cannot add or edit in ASDM. If ASDM ignores the command, it does not appear in the ASDM GUI at all. If the command is view-only, then it appears in the GUI, but you cannot edit it.

Unsupported Commands	ASDM Behavior
access-list	Ignored if not used, except for use in VPN group policy screens
capture	Ignored
established	Ignored
failover timeout	Ignored
ipv6, any IPv6 addresses	Ignored
pager	Ignored
pim accept-register route-map	Ignored. You can only configure the list option using ASDM.
prefix-list	Ignored if not used in an OSPF area
route-map	Ignored
service-policy global	Ignored if it uses a match access-list class. For example: access-list myacl line 1 extended permit ip any any class-map mycm match access-list mycl policy-map mypm class mycm inspect ftp service-policy mypm global
sysopt nodnsalias	Ignored
sysopt uauth allow-http-cache	Ignored
terminal	Ignored
virtual	Ignored

Other CLI Limitations

•ASDM does not support discontinuous subnet masks such as 255.255.0.255. For example, you cannot use the following:

ip address inside 192.168.2.1 255.255.0.255

Interactive User Commands Not Supported in ASDM CLI Tool

The ASDM CLI tool does not support interactive user commands. If you enter a CLI command that requires interactive confirmation, ASDM prompts you to enter "[yes/no]" but does not recognize your input. ASDM then times out waiting for your response.

For example:

1. From the ASDM Tools menu, click Command Line Interface.

2. Enter the command: crypto key generate rsa

ASDM generates the default 1024-bit RSA key.

3. Enter the command again: crypto key generate rsa

Instead of regenerating the RSA keys by overwriting the previous one, ASDM displays the following error:

Do you really want to replace them? [yes/no]:WARNING: You already have RSA 
ke0000000000000$A key

Input line must be less than 16 characters in length.

%Please answer 'yes' or 'no'.

Do you really want to replace them [yes/no]:

%ERROR: Timed out waiting for a response.

ERROR: Failed to create new RSA keys names <Default-RSA-key>

Workaround:

•You can configure most commands that require user interaction by means of the ASDM panes.

•For CLI commands that have a noconfirm option, use this option when entering the CLI command. For example:

crypto key generate rsa noconfirm

Unsupported Characters

ASDM does not support any non-English characters or any other special characters. If you enter non-English characters in any text entry field, they become unrecognizable when you submit the entry, and you cannot delete or edit them.

If you are using a non-English keyboard or usually type in a language other than English, be careful not to enter non-English characters accidentally.

Workaround:

For workarounds, see CSCeh39437 under Caveats.

Caveats

The following sections describes the open caveats for Version 6.0(2).

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Note If you are a registered cisco.com user, view Bug Toolkit on cisco.com at the following website:

http://www.cisco.com/pcgi-bin/Support/Bugtool/launch_bugtool.pl

To become a registered cisco.com user, go to the following website:

http://tools.cisco.com/RPF/register/register.do

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Open Caveats - Version 6.0(2)

The following list shows caveats that are resolved for Version 6.0(2):

Table 10 Open ASDM Caveats 

ID Number	Software Version 6.0(2)
	Corrected	Caveat Title
CSCsh00014	No	Help not working for IPS ASDM on Linux
CSCsh61229	No	ASDM: AdvEndPt Firewall rules allows conflicting rules to be configured
CSCsi24281	No	ASDM: client cert auth - multiple client certs - popup may lockup
CSCsi39246	No	Refresh arrows turn pink on accessing or leaving various screens
CSCsi49544	No	ASDM: too many steps to add a new customization
CSCsi72634	No	Incorrect help content when toggling between devices
CSCsj00059	No	ASDM:VPN-Session Details, ACL hits not updated even after Refresh
CSCsj07705	No	ASDM: Exception after Deleting Local CA and clicking Reset
CSCsj14583	No	ASDM does not allow spaces in group-policy names
CSCsj16562	No	Show log option from access-rule table not working correctly
CSCsj16580	No	Cannot configure TLS Maximum Sessions via ASDM
CSCsj16920	No	Local CA: leaving/returning while disabled enables blocked fields
CSCsj17114	No	Edit URL bookmarks then cancel. Change is still applied.
CSCsj20946	No	default vlan out of range
CSCsj22326	No	ASDM: Local CA passphrase field should be obscured - not in clear
CSCsj22419	No	Local CA - Enable should be grayed out after Disabling CA
CSCsj22650	No	ASDM won't allow customer to choose vlan on 5505
CSCsj22691	No	Need to provide option to select interface in SLA monitoring
CSCsj22717	No	CSC Home Page graphs time is out of sync with ASA time by one hour.
CSCsj25339	No	ASDM : Unable to edit the default Resource Class through ASDM
CSCsj26284	No	TFW NAT: Selecting IP address browse button twice will freeze panel
CSCsj26304	No	SSL VPN: smart-tunnel changes all entries
CSCsj27201	No	Filtering should search within CSM_INLINE. Should not display CSM_INLINE
CSCsj27897	No	system home resource graphs show all graphs though only 10 are selected.
CSCsj28212	No	File Management: cut/paste: Not working correctly/Panel is not refreshed
CSCsj29060	No	Spurious NAT-T command sent when configuring TCP in IKE Parameters

End-User License Agreement

For information on the end-user license agreement, go to:
https://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/warranty/English/EU1KEN_.html

Related Documentation

For additional information on ASDM or its platforms, see the ASDM online Help or the following documentation found on Cisco.com:

•Cisco ASA 5500 Series Hardware Installation Guide

•Cisco ASA 5500 Series Getting Started Guide

•Cisco ASA 5500 Series Release Notes

•Migrating to ASA for VPN 3000 Series Concentrator Administrators

•Cisco Security Appliance Command Line Configuration Guide

•Cisco Security Appliance Command Reference

•Guide for Cisco PIX 6.2 and 6.3 Users Upgrading to Cisco PIX Software Version 7.0

•Release Notes for Cisco Intrusion Prevention System 5.0

•Installing and Using Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Device Manager 5.0

•Release Notes for Cisco Intrusion Prevention System 5.1

•Installing and Using Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Device Manager 5.1

Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines

For information on obtaining documentation, obtaining support, providing documentation feedback, security guidelines, and also recommended aliases and general Cisco documents, see the monthly What's New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation, at:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html

This document is to be used in conjunction with the documents listed in the "Related Documentation" section.

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