The Auto Amend Category

The Auto Amend Category

PDM provides the adeptness to accomplish automated PIX agreement and image

updates via HTTP or HTTPS connections.The automated amend capability

greatly simplifies firewall administration, abnormally in ample accumulated environments

with assorted PIX firewalls.To configure automated updates, bang the

Auto Amend class from the System Properties tab.To use the automatic

update feature, you charge aboriginal configure a Web server to abundance the configuration

files and accommodate amend services.The Auto Amend awning appears, as apparent in

Figure 9.38.

To accredit automated updates, bang the Accredit Auto Amend analysis box.

Several attributes charge be configured afore auto-update will action properly.

From the Auto Amend URL area of the screen, actuate the server address,

port, password, and protocol. Additionally, you charge specify the aisle to the

www.syngress.com

Figure 9.37 The Advanced URL Filtering Window

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configuration book on the server. Other variables such as server abeyance and

polling ambit can additionally be configured from this screen.

NOTE

Cisco Secure Policy Manager (CSPM) can be acclimated as an auto-update server.