ASDM Installation
Before installing ASDM, follow these steps:
Step 1 Save or print your Security Appliance configuration and write down
your activation key.
Step 2 If you are upgrading from a previous version of Security Appliance
software, you must obtain the ASDM software from Cisco in the same
way you download the Security Appliance software. Then, use TFTP to
download the image to your Security Appliance unit.
Step 3 If you upgrade your Cisco Security Appliance Software to version 7.0
and you plan to use ASDM, both the Security Appliance image and the
ASDM image must be installed on your failover units.
Step 4 You must configure the Security Appliance with some information
before ASDM will be available to a web browser:
• Time—Set the Security Appliance clock to Universal Coordinated
Time (UTC, also known as Greenwich Mean Time, or GMT). Use the
clock set command to set the time on the Security Appliance:
clock set hh:mm:ss day month year
• Inside IP address—Specify the IP address of the Security Appliance’s
inside interface. Use the ip address command to set the inside
interface on the Security Appliance:
ip address ip_address [netmask]
• Hostname—Specify up to 16 characters as a name for the Security
Appliance. Use the hostname command to set the host name on the
Security Appliance:
hostname newname
• Domain name—Specify the domain name for the Security Appliance.
Use the domain-name command to set the domain name on the
Security Appliance:
domain-name name
• IP address of the host running ASDM—Specify the IP address of the
workstation that will access ASDM from its browser. Use the http
command to set the IP address for the workstation:
http ip_address [netmask] [if_name]
• HTTP server—Enable the HTTP server on the Security Appliance.
Use the http server enable command to set the IP address for the
workstation.