Security Device Manager
Cisco has introduced a new web device manager called Security Device Manager (SDM) that provides an alternative to CLI configuration of a Cisco router. SDM is a web software component loaded into flash of a supported Cisco router that enables you to use a web browser to configure the router. Not all routers support SDM, but most routers that Cisco currently sells today do, including the 831, 836, 837, 1701, 1710, 1711, 1712, 1721, 1751, 1760, 2610XM, 2611XM, 2620XM, 2650XM, 2651XM, 2691, 3620, 3640, 3661, 3662, 3725, 3745, 7204VXR, 7206VXR, and 7301. You also need Cisco IOS 12.2(11)T6 or later on your router. If you buy one of the previously mentioned routers today, SDM automatically ships with it; however, you easily can download SDM from the Cisco web site and install it in flash on a supported router platform.
Figure 2-30 shows the main screen of SDM. With SDM, Cisco provides wizardlike functionality when configuring many Cisco IOS features, including LAN, WAN, firewall, and VPN features. The use of SDM is beyond the scope of this book; however, if you are comfortable using the CLI of a router, you will find that using SDM makes configuring a Cisco router, including its security features, a very simple process. More information about SDM can be found at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/secursw/ps5318/index.html.
Figure 2-30. SDM's Main Window
Figure 2-30. SDM's Main Window
If you are not familiar with the CLI of Cisco routers, S DM is the right management tool for you. Using a GUI interface, SDM turns your input into actual router CLI commands. After you perform and apply a configuration in SDM on your router, you can use the CLI to view the actual commands that SDM implemented. This provides a training tool to help you become more familiar with the CLI.
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