You can then run it inside a browser or download the ASDM launcher so it runs as its own application on your PC. You can download ASDM from or from your ASA itself. CSM is the tool you would use to manage and share policy across multiple ASA's, routers, and IPS appliances.įirst, installing the tool. Unlike its big brother Cisco Security Manager (CSM), ASDM is made to configure a standalone ASA one at a time. In a nutshell, ASDM will manage all the features of the ASA appliance including FW, IPS and VPN. If you haven't dealt with it before, ASDM is a free configuration, monitoring and troubleshooting management tool that comes with the ASA. In this blog I'll reveal to you some of my favorite tips, tricks and secrets found inside ASDM. Cisco's Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM) is the GUI tool used to manage the Cisco ASA security appliances.
