Tools Menu

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Tools Menu Commands

Ping

Telnet

Security Audit

USB Token PIN Settings

Update SDM

Tools Menu Commands

The following options are available from the Cisco Router and Security Device Manager (SDM) Tools menu.

Ping

Displays the Ping dialog box, which lets you send a ping message to another network device. See Generate Mirror... for information on how to use the Ping window.

Telnet

Displays the Windows Telnet dialog box, letting you connect to your router and access the Cisco IOS command-line interface (CLI) using the Telnet protocol.

Security Audit

Displays the SDM Security Audit screen. See Security Audit for more information.

USB Token PIN Settings

The USB Token PIN Settings dialog box allows you to set PINs for USB tokens connected to your router.

Select a PIN Type

Choose User PIN to set a user PIN, or Admin PIN to set an administrator PIN.

A user PIN is used to log into a router. If you connect a USB token to a router, and the token's name and user PIN match an entry in Configure > VPN > VPN Components > Public Key Infrastructure > USB Tokens, you are automatically logged into that router.

An administrator PIN is used to manage USB token settings using the manufacturer's software. SDM allows you to change the administrator PIN for a USB token if you can supply the current administrator PIN.

Token Name

Enter the USB token's name.

The token's name is set by the manufacturer. For example, USB tokens manufactured by Aladdin Knowledge Systems are named eToken.

You can also use the name "usbtokenx", where x is the number of the USB port to which the USB token is connected. For example, a USB token connected to USB port 0 is named usbtoken0.

Current PIN

Enter the existing user or administrator PIN. If you do not know the existing PIN, you must use the USB token manufacturer's software to find it.

New PIN

Enter a new PIN for the USB token. The existing PIN will be replaced by the new PIN. The new PIN must be at least 4 digits long.

Confirm PIN

Reenter the new PIN to confirm it.

Save the New PIN to Router

Check the Save the new PIN to router checkbox if you want to save the new PIN as an entry in Configure > VPN > VPN Components > Public Key Infrastructure > USB Tokens. If an entry with the same name already exists in Configure > VPN > VPN Components > Public Key Infrastructure > USB Tokens, it is replaced with the new one.

The Save the new PIN to router checkbox is available only for user PINs.

Update SDM

You can have SDM obtain and install an update automatically.

Update SDM from Cisco.com

You can update SDM directly from Cisco.com. SDM checks Cisco.com for the versions available and informs you if there is a version newer than the one currently running on the router. You can then update SDM using the Update wizard.

To update SDM from Cisco.com:

Step 1 Select Update SDM from Cisco.com from the Tools menu. Selecting this option starts the update wizard.

Step 2 Use the update wizard to obtain the SDM files and copy them to your router.

Update SDM from Local PC

You can update SDM using an SDM.zip file you have downloaded from Cisco.com. SDM provides an update wizard that will copy the necessary files to your router.

To update SDM from the PC you are using to run SDM follow these steps:

Step 1 Download the file sdm-vnn.zip from the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/sdm

If there is more than one SDM .zip file, obtain the copy with the highest version number.

Step 2 Use the update wizard to copy the SDM files from your PC to the router.

Update SDM from CD

If you have the SDM CD, you can use it to update SDM on your router. To do so, follow these steps:

Step 1 Place the SDM CD in the CD drive on your PC.

Step 2 Select Update SDM from CD, and click Update SDM in the General Instructions window after reading the text.

Step 3 SDM will enable you to locate the file SDM-Updates.xml on the CD. When you locate the file, click Open.

Step 4 Follow the instructions in the installation wizard.