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User Guide for Cisco Security Manager 4.4
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Chapter 3 Managing the Device Inventory
Working with the Device Inventory
Operational Mode The mode in which the device is operating. This field is displayed only
if the OS type is FWSM, ASA, or PIX Firewall 7.0+. The options
available are: Transparent or Router. If you choose Multi for Contexts,
this mode defaults to Mixed. Mixed applies only to ASA 9.0+ and
FWSM 3.1+ devices, and ASA-SMs.
Device Communication Settings
Transport Protocol The transport protocol that Security Manager should use when
accessing the device or deploying configurations to it. If you select Use
Default, the transport protocol set in the Device Communication page
(Tools > Security Manager Administration > Device Communication)
is used (see Device Communication Page, page 11-16). You can select
a different protocol if the device is not configured to use the default
protocol.
The available transport protocols differ depending on what the device
type supports. For some device types, such as ASA, there is only one
option, so the field is grayed out.
CS-MARS Monitoring
Monitored By The CS-MARS server that monitors this device, if any.
Click Discover CS-MARS to have Security Manager determine which
CS-MARS server is monitoring the device. If only one CS-MARS
server is monitoring it, the field is updated with the server name. If
there is more than one, you are prompted to select the CS-MARS server
to use. Your selection determines which server is accessed when you try
to view CS-MARS collected syslogs or events when viewing firewall
access rules or IPS signatures in the policy rule tables for the device.
Before you can discover a CS-MARS server for the device, the server
must be register with Security Manager on the CS-MARS
administration page (Tools > Security Manager Administration >
CS-MARS). For more information, see CS-MARS Page, page 11-4.
Auto Update or Configuration Engine
This group is named differently depending on the device type:
• Auto Update—For PIX Firewall and ASA devices.
• Configuration Engine—For Cisco IOS routers.
Use these fields to identify the server that manages the device, if any. A server is required for a device
with a dynamic IP address.
Table 3-9 Device Properties General Page (Continued)
Element Description