Cisco Systems ASA 5500 Manual De Usuario

In this scenario, the customer has deployed an adaptive security appliance with a 
CSC SSM for content security. Of particular interest are the following points: 

The adaptive security appliance is on a dedicated management network. 
Although using a dedicated management network is not required, we 
recommend it for security purposes. 

This adaptive security appliance configuration has two management ports: 
one for the adaptive security appliance itself, and another for the CSC SSM. 
All administration hosts must be able to access both IP addresses. 

The HTTP proxy server is connected to both the inside network and the 
dedicated management network. This enables the CSC SSM to retrieve 
updated content security filters from the Trend Micro update server. 

The management network includes an SMTP server so that administrators can 
be notified of CSC SSM events. The management network also includes a 
syslog server to store logs generated by the CSC SSM. 

When you plan the adaptive security appliance deployment, it is critical that the 
network adheres to the following requirements: 

The SSM management port IP address must be accessible by the hosts used 
to run ASDM. However, the IP addresses for the SSM management port and 
the adaptive security appliance management interface can be in different 
subnets. 

The SSM management port must be able to connect to the Internet so that the 
CSC SSM can reach the Trend Micro update server. 

If you ordered your adaptive security appliance with the optional CSC SSM 
module, there are several steps you need to perform to complete the initial 
configuration. Some configuration steps are performed on the adaptive security 
appliance, and some steps are performed in the software running on the CSC 
SSM.