ASDM Setup

Linux

Add a security exception; open up the Java Control Panel with the following command:

/usr/java/latest/bin/ControlPanel

Click Security tab, Edit Site List, add address of the ASA

example: https://192.168.10.1:444/

Close the Exception Site List and the Java Control Panel

In terminal, type:

javaws https://<SITE_ADDRESS>/admin/public/asdm.jnlp

Windows

Install 32-bit version of Java 6u29

ASDM Launcher shortcut:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\bin\javaw.exe" -Xms64m -Xmx512m

To enable ASDM/SSH access

• Configuration
• Device Management
• Management Access
• ASDM/HTTPS/Telnet/SSH

Add interface permissions

• Configuration
• Device Management
• Users/AAA
• AAA Access

Enable authentication and connection types

• Configuration
• Device Management
• Certificate Management
• Identity Certificates

Add a new identity certificate