This chapter provides the background and information you need to easily navigate through ASDM and complete the step-by-step portions in the remaining chapters of this book. This chapter addresses the following topics:
The Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM) is the primary application used to configure the ASA/PIX Security Appliance running ASA/PIX version 7 or greater. Previous versions of this management GUI were called PIX Device Manager (PDM). The ASDM has been enhanced to provide support for the new features in the ASA/PIX version 7 operating system. This chapter is an in-depth discussion regarding all sections of the ASDM graphical user interface (GUI). Instructions on how you can do a step-by-step security deployment using ASDM are found in Chapters 5 through Chapter 11 of this book. |