Cisco ASA Series Cli Configuration Manual page 123

Chapter 1 Getting Started
See the ASDM release notes for your release for the requirements to run ASDM.
The ASDM launch page appears with the following buttons:
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Step 2
To download the Launcher:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Step 3
To use the Java Web Start application:
a.
b.
c.
Starting ASDM from the ASDM-IDM Launcher
To start ASDM from the ASDM-IDM Launcher, perform the following steps.
Prerequisites
Download the ASDM-IDM Launcher according to the
on page
Detailed Steps
Step 1
Start the ASDM-IDM Launcher application.
Step 2
Enter or choose the ASA IP address or hostname to which you want to connect. To clear the list of IP
addresses, click the trash can icon next to the Device/IP Address/Name field.
Step 3
Enter your username and your password, and then click OK.
For a factory default configuration, leave these fields empty. With no HTTPS authentication configured,
you can gain access to ASDM with no username and the enable password, which is blank by default.
With HTTPS authentication enabled, enter your username and associated password.
If there is a new version of ASDM on the ASA, the ASDM Launcher automatically downloads the new
version and requests that you update the current version before starting ASDM.
Install ASDM Launcher and Run ASDM
Run ASDM
Run Startup Wizard
Click Install ASDM Launcher and Run ASDM.
Enter the username and password, and click OK. For a factory default configuration, leave these
fields empty. With no HTTPS authentication configured, you can gain access to ASDM with no
username and the enable password, which is blank by default. With HTTPS authentication enabled,
enter your username and associated password.
Save the installer to your PC, and then start the installer. The ASDM-IDM Launcher opens
automatically after installation is complete.
See the "Starting ASDM from the ASDM-IDM Launcher" section on page 1-15
to connect to ASDM.
Click Run ASDM or Run Startup Wizard.
Save the application to your PC when prompted. You can optionally open it instead of saving it.
See the "Starting ASDM from the Java Web Start Application" section on page 1-16
Web Start application to connect to ASDM.
1-14.
"Connecting to ASDM for the First Time" section
Cisco ASA Series CLI Configuration Guide
Starting ASDM
to use the Launcher
to use the Java
1-15