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Cisco ASA 5500 Series Configuration Guide using ASDM
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Chapter 1 Introduction to the Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance
New Features
Stackable time-based
licenses
Time-based licenses are now stackable. In many cases, you might need to renew your
time-based license and have a seamless transition from the old license to the new one. For
features that are only available with a time-based license, it is especially important that the
license not expire before you can apply the new license. The adaptive security appliance allows
you to stack time-based licenses so you do not have to worry about the license expiring or about
losing time on your licenses because you installed the new one early. For licenses with
numerical tiers, stacking is only supported for licenses with the same capacity, for example,
two 1000-session SSL VPN licenses. You can view the state of the licenses at Configuration >
Device Management > Licensing > Activation Key.
Intercompany Media Engine
License
The IME license was introduced.
Multiple time-based licenses
active at the same time
You can now install multiple time-based licenses, and have one license per feature active at a
time.
The following screen was modified: Configuration > Device Management > Licensing >
Activation Key.
Discrete activation and
deactivation of time-based
licenses.
You can now activate or deactivate time-based licenses using a command.
The following command was modified: activation-key [activate | deactivate].
The following screen was modified: Configuration > Device Management > Licensing >
Activation Key.
General Features
Master Passphrase The master passphrase feature allows you to securely store plain text passwords in encrypted
format. It provides a master key that is used to universally encrypt or mask all passwords,
without changing any functionality. The Backup/Restore feature supports the master
passphrase.
The following screens were introduced:
Configuration > Device Management > Advanced > Master Passphrase
Configuration > Device Management > Device Administration > Master Passphrase
ASDM Features
Upgrade Software from
Cisco.com Wizard
The Upgrade Software from Cisco.com wizard has changed to allow you to automatically
upgrade ASDM and the adaptive security appliance to more current versions. Note that this
feature is only available in single mode and, in multiple context mode, in the System execution
space. It is not available in a context.
The following screen was modified: Tools > Check for ASA/ASDM Updates.
This feature interoperates with all ASA versions.
Backup/Restore
Enhancements
The Backup Configurations pane was re-ordered and re-grouped so you can choose the files
you want to backup more easily. A Backup Progress pane was added allowing you to visually
measure the progress of the backup. And you will see significant performance improvement
when using backup or restore.
The following screen was modified: Tools > Backup Configurations or Tools > Restore
Configurations.
This feature interoperates with all ASA versions.
Table 1-4 New Features for ASDM Version 6.3(1)/ASA Version 8.3(1) (Unless Otherwise Noted) (continued)
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