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Cisco ASA 5500 Series Configuration Guide using ASDM
Chapter1 Introduction to the Cisco ASA 5500 Series
Hardware and Software Compatibility
Table 1 -1 lists the supported and recommended client operating systems and Java for ASDM.
Hardware and Software Compatibility
For a complete list of supported hardware and software, see the Cisco ASA Compatibility:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/asa/compatibility/asamatrx.html
VPN Specifications
See Supported VPN Platforms, Cisco ASA 5500 Series:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/asa/compatibility/asa-vpn-compatibility.html
Table1-1 Operating System and Browser Requirements
Operating System
Browser Sun Java SE
Plug-in1
1. Support for Java 5.0 was removed in ASDM 6.4. Obtain Sun Java updates from java.sun.com.
Internet Explorer Firefox2
2. ASDM requires an SSL connection from the browser to the ASA. By default, Internet Explorer on Windows Vista and later and Firefox on all operating
systems do not support base encryption (DES) for SSL, and therefore require the ASA to have a strong encryption (3DES/AES) license. For Windows
Internet Explorer, you can enable DES as a workaround. See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929708 for details. For Firefox on any operating system,
you can enable the security.ssl3.dhe_dss_des_sha setting as a workaround. See http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config to learn how to change hidden
configuration preferences.
Safari
Microsoft Windows (English and Japanese):
7
Vista
2008 Server
XP
6.0 or later21.5 or later No support 6.0
Apple Macintosh OS X:
10.73
10.6
10.5
10.4
3. 6.4(7) and later. You may be prompted to install Java the first time you run ASDM; follow the prompts as necessary. ASDM will launch after the
installation completes.
No support 1.5 or later 2.0 or later 6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (GNOME or
KDE):
Desktop
Desktop with Workstation
N/A 1.5 or later N/A 6.0