Chapter2 Cisco SDM Express Edit Mode
Tools
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Tools
SDM Express provides a number of tools that you can use

Ping Option

Click to open a window in which you can specify the source and destination of
the ping. See Ping for more information.

Telnet Option

Displays the Windows Telnet dialog box, letting you connect to your router and
access the Cisco IOS command-line interface (CLI) using the Telnet protocol.

Cisco SDM Option

Click to launch Cisco Router and Security Device Manager (SDM) . SDM allows
you to perform advanced configurations.

Software Update Option

You can have SDM Express help you update the configuration software on your
router. You can update from Cisco.com, or, if you have downloaded the SDM .zip
file to your PC, you can update using that file. Click on any of the following for
more information.
Update SDM from Cisco.com
Update SDM from Local PC
Update SDM from CD

Ping

You can ping a peer device in this window. You can select both the source and
destination of the ping operation. You may want to ping a remote peer after yo u
reconfigure a WAN connection.