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Cisco Security Device Manager (SDM) Quick Start Guide
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Use SDM to Configure the Router
Figure 3 SDM Launch Page
Step 6 A window appears that provides information about the browser and its settings. That window also
informs you that SDM will open in another window. You can close this window and wait for the SDM
Startup Wizard page to appear.
Step 7 When the SDM Startup wizard appears, click Next to begin configuring the router. Use the wizard to
give the router a name, and to configure a LAN interface, a WAN interface, and secure the router. You
configurethe LAN IP address, and you can create a DHCP server to provide IP addresses to the hosts on
the private (inside) network. To configure the WAN, you need to enter the IP address and other
parameters provided by your Internet service provider (ISP).
Tip The Startup wizard will ask you to enter an enable secret password to control access to the Cisco IOS.
Be sure to write down or remember the enable secret password that you enter. It is not shown in the
enable password field or in the summary window, and it cannot be reset without erasing the router
configuration.
Step 8 When the Summary window appears, write down the LAN IP address, the username and the user
password that you entered, and click Finish. You will need this information to reconnect to the router
and use SDM to perform additional configuration.
Step 9 Exit SDM and complete Task4 to reconfigure the PC and to reconnect to SDM, using the new IP address
you gave to the LAN interface.
Task 4: Assign a New IP Address to the PC, and Restart SDM
Follow these steps to assign a new IP address to the PC and to continue using SDM: