Cisco Systems Configuring the Security Policy on the ASA IPS module

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Cisco ASA 5500 Series Configuration Guide using ASDM
Chapter62 Configuring the ASA IPS Module
Configuring the ASA IPS module
Step6 To check the progress of the image transfer and module restart process, enter the following command
and then click Send:
show module ips details
The Status field in the output indicates the operational status of the module. A module operating
normally shows a status of “Up.” While the ASA transfers an application image to the module, the Status
field in the output reads “Recover.” When the ASA completes the image transfer and restarts the module,
the newly transferred image is running.
Configuring the Security Policy on the ASA IPS module
This section describes how to configure the ASA IPS module application.
Detailed Steps
Step1 Connect to ASDM using the ASA management IP address. See the “Starting ASDM” section on page2-6.
Step2 To access the IPS Device Manager (IDM) from ASDM, click Configuration> IPS.
Step3 Enter the IP address, username and password that you set in the “Configuring Basic IPS Module Network
Settings” section on page62-9, as well as the port. The default IP address and port is 192.168.1.2:443.
The default username and password is cisco and cisco.
If the password to access IDM is lost, you can reset the password using ASDM. See the “Resetting the
Password” section on page62-20, for more information.
Step4 To save the login information on your local PC, check the Save IPS login information on local host
check box.
Step5 Click Continue.
The Startup Wizard pane appears.