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User Guide for Cisco Security Manager 4.4
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Managing IPS Sensors
To perform day-to-day sensor management, you typically need to use a device manager such as the IPS
Device Manager (IDM). Security Manager is focused on policy and event management.
However, the following topics describe some management activities that you can perform using Security
Manager:
• Managing IPS Licenses, page 43-1
• Managing IPS Updates, page 43-4
• Managing IPS Certificates, page 43-10
• Rebooting IPS Sensors, page 43-11
Managing IPS Licenses
The following topics explain how to manage licenses for IPS devices:
• Updating IPS License Files, page 43-1
• Redeploying IPS License Files, page 43-2
• Automating IPS License File Updates, page 43-3
Updating IPS License Files
You can use Security Manager to update the licenses for IPS devices. This procedure explains how to
update the licenses manually by retrieving them from Cisco.com or from a license file on the Security
Manager server. For information about setting up automatic license updates, see Automating IPS License
File Updates, page 43-3.
Before You Begin
If you use Cisco.com, you must first configure the IPS Update server to be Cisco.com, so that you can
specify the username and password. You must use Cisco.com for licensing if you are using a device that
requires it; for example, an IPS 4270 or an AIP SSM-40 in an ASA device requires a Cisco.com account.
For information on configuring Cisco.com as the IPS Update server, see Configuring the IPS Update
Server, page 43-4.
If you use local licenses, you must download them directly to the Security Manager server file system.
You cannot do this through Security Manager; you must log into Windows on the server to download the
licenses.