Cisco Cisco IPS 4255 Sensor
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Release Notes for Cisco Intrusion Prevention System 7.0(8)E4
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After Upgrading to Cisco IPS 7.0(8)E4
Importing a New SSL Certificate
If necessary import the new SSL certificate for the upgraded sensor in to each tool being used to monitor
the sensor.
the sensor.
For More Information
For the procedures for configuring TLS/SSL, for the CLI refer to
for the IDM refer to
, and for
the IME refer to
Logging In to the IDM
The IDM is a web-based, Java Web Start application that enables you to configure and manage your
sensor. The web server for the IDM resides on the sensor. You can access it through Internet Explorer or
Firefox web browsers.
sensor. The web server for the IDM resides on the sensor. You can access it through Internet Explorer or
Firefox web browsers.
Note
The IDM is already installed on the sensor.
To log in to the IDM, follow these steps:
Step 1
Open a web browser and enter the sensor IP address. A Security Alert dialog box appears.
https://
sensor_ip_address
Note
The default IP address is 192.168.1.2/24,192.168.1.1, which you change to reflect your network
environment when you initialize the sensor. When you change the web server port, you must
specify the port in the URL address of your browser when you connect to the IDM in the format
https://sensor_ip_address:port (for example, https://10.1.9.201:1040).
environment when you initialize the sensor. When you change the web server port, you must
specify the port in the URL address of your browser when you connect to the IDM in the format
https://sensor_ip_address:port (for example, https://10.1.9.201:1040).
Step 2
Click Yes to accept the security certificate. The Cisco IPS Device Manager Version window appears.
Step 3
To launch the IDM, click Run IDM. The JAVA loading message box appears. The Warning - Security
dialog box appears.
dialog box appears.
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.