PIX Device Manager is a graphical user interface (GUI) that manages a single Cisco PIX Firewall. PDM uses certificates and HTTPS (HTTP over SSL) to securely access, configure, and monitor a PIX Firewall from your PC. There have been various Cisco GUI tools for easy configuration of various devices. Sometimes these have been a bit limited or clunky, or clearly intended as getting-started tools for folks new to Cisco. I've got to say I was favorably impressed with PDM. No, it doesn't manage more than one PIX. But it sure looks like the configuration tools in PDM give you nice visibility into how it is configured, and the monitoring tools provide a very nice way to keep tabs on what the PIX is doing at any given time.
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AuthorHi, I am Indrajit Banerjee. I am CCNA, MCSE and CCNP certified and currently pursuing MBA. I am working as a Systems and Network Administrator at an MNC and have more than 5 years of Experience in Systems and Network Administration, Security and Design. My Hobbies are working on System and Network Security, Working on different types of Application Servers, System and Network Penetration and vulnerability testing (few people define it as Hacking) and blogging. |