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Chapter1 Cisco SDM Express
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Note When you click Finish, you will lose the connection to the router if you gave the
LAN interface a new IP address as we recommend. To be able to reconnect to the
router, you must ensure that the PC remains in the same subnet as the router and
then enter the new IP address you gave the LAN interface. Click Reconnecting to
the Router After Initial Configuration for more information.
Supplementary Help
The following help topics provide additional information.

Cisco Router and Security Device Manager

After you have used Cisco SDM Express to give your router a basic configurati on,
you can use Cisco Router and Security Device Manager (Cisco SDM) to configure
additional connections, to fine-tune configurations you completed using
Cisco SDM Express, and to configure advanced features such as Virtual Private
Networks (VPNs) and Digital Certificates.
Cisco SDM may be installed on your router, or you may have received a CD that
you can use to install Cisco SDM on your PC or on your r outer. If you downloaded
Cisco SDM from Cisco.com, you can use the setup program to install Cisco SDM
on your PC or on your router.
To start CiscoSDM, click Cisco SDM in the Tools menu.

Cisco Network Services

If your service provider has provided you Cisco Network Services server
information, choose this option. When you choose this option, the
Cisco SDM Express wizard collects information about your Cisco Network
Services server and then displays the WAN configuration windows so that you can
configure the WAN connection that will connect to the Cisco Network Services