Cisco Cisco IPS 4255 Sensor
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Release Notes for Cisco Intrusion Prevention System 7.0(7)E4
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After Upgrading to Cisco IPS 7.0(7)E4
Step 4
To verify the security certificate, check the Always trust content from this publisher check box, and click
Yes. The JAVA Web Start progress dialog box appears. The IDM on ip_address dialog box appears. To
create a shortcut for the IDM, click Yes. The Cisco IDM Launcher dialog box appears.
Yes. The JAVA Web Start progress dialog box appears. The IDM on ip_address dialog box appears. To
create a shortcut for the IDM, click Yes. The Cisco IDM Launcher dialog box appears.
Note
You must have JRE 1.5 (JAVA 5) installed to create shortcuts for the IDM. If you have JRE 1.6
(JAVA 6) installed, the shortcut is created automatically.
(JAVA 6) installed, the shortcut is created automatically.
Step 5
To authenticate the IDM, enter your username and password, and click OK. The IDM begins to load. If
you change panes from Home to Configuration or Monitoring before the IDM has complete
initialization, a Status dialog box appears with the following message:
you change panes from Home to Configuration or Monitoring before the IDM has complete
initialization, a Status dialog box appears with the following message:
Please wait while IDM is loading the current configuration from the sensor.
The main window of the IDM appears.
Note
Both the default username and password are cisco. You were prompted to change the password
during sensor initialization.
during sensor initialization.
Note
If you created a shortcut, you can launch the IDM by double-clicking the IDM shortcut icon. You
can also close the The Cisco IPS Device Manager Version window. After you launch the IDM,
is it not necessary for this window to remain open.
can also close the The Cisco IPS Device Manager Version window. After you launch the IDM,
is it not necessary for this window to remain open.
Installing and Uninstalling the Sensor License
This section describes how to obtain a license key, how to license the sensor using the CLI, the IDM, or
the IME, and how to remove the license. It contains the following topics:
the IME, and how to remove the license. It contains the following topics:
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Understanding the License
Although the sensor functions without the license key, you must have a license key to obtain signature
updates and use the global correlation features. To obtain a license key, you must have the following:
updates and use the global correlation features. To obtain a license key, you must have the following:
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Cisco Service for IPS service contract—Contact your reseller, Cisco service or product sales to
purchase a contract.
purchase a contract.
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Your IPS device serial number—To find the IPS device serial number in the IDM or the IME, for
the IDM choose Configuration > Sensor Management > Licensing, and for the IME choose
Configuration > sensor_name > Sensor Management > Licensing, or in the CLI use the show
version command.
the IDM choose Configuration > Sensor Management > Licensing, and for the IME choose
Configuration > sensor_name > Sensor Management > Licensing, or in the CLI use the show
version command.
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Valid Cisco.com username and password