IPS Device Manager (IDM)
IDM is a web-based Java appliance to configure and administer the sensor. The web server for IDM resides on the
sensor. IDM can be accessed through the accepted web browsers such as Internet Explorer, Netscape, or
Mozilla. IDM is acceptable for managing baby deployments such as 3 to 5 sensors in the network. For large-scale
sensor deployments, Cisco Security Manager is used. Both IDM and Cisco Security Manager are discussed in
Chapter 24.