Cisco Cisco IPS 4345 Sensor

For the ASA 5500-X series adaptive security appliances with the IPS SSP, the ASA requires the IPS 
Module license. To view your current ASA licenses, in ASDM choose Home > Device Dashboard > 
Device Information > Device License. For more information about ASA licenses, refer to the licensing 
chapter in the configuration guide. After you obtain the ASA IPS Module license, you can obtain and 
install the IPS license key. 

For more information about getting started using the ASA 5500-X IPS SSP, refer to the 

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For the procedures for obtaining and installing the IPS License key, see 

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This section describes how to initialize the sensor using the setup command, and contains the following 
sections:

You must be administrator to use the setup command.

After you install the sensor on your network, you must use the setup command to initialize it so that you 
can communicate with it over the network. You cannot use the IDM or the IME to configure the sensor 
until you initialize the sensor using the setup command.You cannot use the IDM to configure the sensor 
until you initialize the sensor using the setup command.You cannot use the IME to configure the sensor 
until you initialize the sensor using the setup command.

With the setup command, you configure basic sensor settings, including the hostname, IP interfaces, 
access control lists, global correlation servers, and time settings. You can continue using advanced setup 
in the CLI to enable Telnet, configure the web server, and assign and enable virtual sensors and 
interfaces, or you can use the Startup Wizard in the IDM or the IME. After you configure the sensor with 
the setup command, you can change the network settings in the IDM or the IME.