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The Cisco IPS sensor can be managed via the CLI or web-based GUI application. Cisco IPS Device Manager (IDM) is an integrated web-based, Java Web Start application available in the sensor software OS used to manage and configure the sensor. IDM can be accessed using standard web browsers such as Internet Explorer by browsing the sensor IP address configured on the Command and Control interface.
Before IDM can be used, the sensor appliance needs to be initialized (bootstrap) with basic configuration parameters. This can be done from the CLI by using the internal setup utility to perform basic functions, such as configuring the hostname, IP address for the command and control interface, default gateway, Telnet server, web server, ACL, and time settings.
After the sensor has been initialized and is reachable on the IP network, the IDM applet can be launched from a desktop PC to complete the remaining configuration tasks on the sensor. From the web browser, type HTTPS with sensor IP address to launch the IDM application;
Cisco IPS Device Manager (IDM) is covered further in Chapter 24, "Security and Policy Management."
Tip
The CLI access can still be used to configure the sensor; IDM is an alternative GUI application for the same.
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Refer to the following Cisco documentation URL for more information about IDM and the system requirements to use the IDM application: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/vpndevc/ps4077/products_configuration_guide_chapter09186a0080618948.html.
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