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Chapter 4 Configuring PDM
PDM Home Page
Step 3
Enter your user name and password. Click OK.
Step 4
Select ‘Remember this decision,’ and click Grant at the next four Java Security screens.
PDM starts after the certificates are accepted.
Step 5
For more information on how to use PDM, see the online Help at
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/iaabu/pix/pdm/v_30/pdm30olh.pdf
PDM Home Page
The PDM home page lets you view, at a glance, important information about your PIX Firewall such as
the status of your interfaces, the version you are running, licensing information, and performance. Many
of the details available on the PDM home page are available elsewhere in PDM, but this is a useful and
quick way to see how your PIX Firewall is running. All information on the Home page is updated every
ten seconds, except for the Device Information.
You can access the Home page any time by clicking Home on the main toolbar.
Note
If the interface is configured to use DHCP or PPPoE to obtain an IP address, and running PIX Firewall
Version 6.3 or higher, your IP address will be displayed in the Interface Status table. If you are running
an earlier version of the PIX Firewall software, the IP address will not be displayed.
On a PIX 501, the inside interface link will always be displayed as up, because this interface acts as a
built-in switch. Be sure to check for physical connectivity on the inside interface of a PIX 501.
The PDM home page displays the following fields:
Area
Description
Device Information
This area displays the following information:
Host Name, PIX Version, Device Type, License, PDM Version, Total
Memory, and Total Flash.
Licensed Features—This area displays the
features your PIX Firewall is licensed to use.
Encryption
Failover
Max Interfaces
Inside Hosts
IKE Peers
Max Physical Interfaces
