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Cisco ASA 5500 Series Configuration Guide using ASDM
Configuring Cisco Unified Communications 1-25
Firewall Mode Overview 1-25
Stateful Inspection Overview 1-26
VPN Functional Overview 1-27
Security Context Overview 1-27
CHAPTER
2Getting Started 2-1
Accessing the Appliance Command-Line Interface 2-1
Configuring ASDM Access for Appliances 2-2
Accessing ASDM Using the Factory Default Configuration 2-2
Accessing ASDM Using a Non-Default Configuration (ASA 5505) 2-3
Accessing ASDM Using a Non-Default Configuration (ASA 5510 and Higher) 2-5
Starting ASDM 2-6
Connecting to ASDM for the First Time 2-7
Starting ASDM from the ASDM-IDM Launcher 2-8
Starting ASDM from the Java Web Start Application 2-8
Using ASDM in Demo Mode 2-9
Factory Default Configurations 2-10
Restoring the Factory Default Configuration 2-11
ASA 5505 Default Configuration 2-13
ASA 5505 Routed Mode Default Configuration 2-14
ASA 5505 Transparent Mode Sample Configuration 2-15
ASA 5510 and Higher Default Configuration 2-17
Getting Started with the Configuration 2-17
Using the Command Line Interface Tool in ASDM 2-18
Using the Command Line Interface Tool 2-18
Handling Command Errors 2-19
Using Interactive Commands 2-19
Avoiding Conflicts with Other Administrators 2-19
Showing Commands Ignored by ASDM on the Device 2-19
CHAPTER
3Using the ASDM User Interface 3-1
Information About the ASDM User Interface 3-1
Navigating in the ASDM User Interface 3-3
Menus 3-4
File Menu 3-4
View Menu 3-5
Tools Menu 3-6