Cisco Firepower 1010 Getting Started Manual page 4

Threat Defense Managers
Threat Defense Managers
Table 1: Threat Defense Managers
Manager
Secure Firewall Management Center
(formerly Firepower Management Center)
Secure Firewall Device Manager (formerly
Firepower Device Manager)
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Description
The management center is a powerful, web-based, multi-device manager that runs on
its own server hardware, or as a virtual device on a hypervisor. You should use the
management center if you want a multi-device manager, and you require all features
on the threat defense. The management center also provides powerful analysis and
monitoring of traffic and events.
In 6.7 and later, the management center can manage the threat defenses from the outside
(or other data) interface instead of from the standard Management interface. This feature
is useful for remote branch deployments.
The management center is not compatible with other managers because the
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management center owns the threat defense configuration, and you are not
allowed to configure the threat defense directly, bypassing the management
center.
To get started with the management center on the Management network, see
Defense Deployment with the Management Center, on page
To get started with the management center on a remote network, see
Deployment with a Remote Management Center, on page
The device manager is a web-based, simplified, on-device manager. Because it is
simplified, some threat defense features are not supported using the device manager.
You should use the device manager if you are only managing a small number of devices
and don't need a multi-device manager.
Both the device manager and CDO in FDM mode can discover the
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configuration on the firewall, so you can use the device manager and CDO
to manage the same firewall. The management center is not compatible with
other managers.
To get started with the device manager, see
Manager, on page 89.
Which Operating System and Manager is Right for You?
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Threat Defense Deployment with the Device
Threat
Threat Defense