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Configuring IPS
This chapter describes how to configure the adaptive security appliance to support an AIP SSM that is
installed in the security appliance.
Note The Cisco PIX 500 series security appliances do not support SSMs.
This chapter includes the following sections:
AIP SSM Overview, page 28-1
Accessing IDM from ASDM, page 28-5
Configuring the AIP SSM Security Policy in IDM, page 28-5
Assigning Virtual Sensors to Security Contexts, page 28-5
Diverting Traffic to the AIP SSM, page 28-6
Resetting the AIP SSM Password, page 28-8

AIP SSM Overview

You can install the AIP SSM into an ASA 5500 series adaptive security appliance. The AIP SSM runs
advanced IPS software that provides proactive, full-featured intrusion prevention services to stop
malicious traffic, including worms and network viruses, before they can affect your network. This
section includes the following topics:
How the AIP SSM Works with the Adaptive Security Appliance, page 28-2
Operating Modes, page 28-2
Using Virtual Sensors, page 28-3
AIP SSM Procedure Overview, page 28-4