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Guide to User Documentation for Cisco Security Manager 4.2

Documentation Set

How to Get Started with Security Manager

Guide to User Documentation for Cisco Security Manager 4.2

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Published: September 6, 2011

Cisco Security Manager is part of the Cisco Security Management Suite, which delivers comprehensive policy administration and enforcement for the Cisco Self-Defending Network. The suite also includes the Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis, and Response System (MARS), which is available separately.

This document identifies and links to the various documents available for Cisco Security Manager (Security Manager), Auto Update Server (AUS), and Performance Monitor, and contains the following sections:

•Documentation Set

•How to Get Started with Security Manager

Documentation Set

You can access the Cisco Security Manager documentation set at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6498/tsd_products_support_series_home.html.

The documentation set encompasses the following:

Data Sheets

The data sheet is a synopsis of Cisco Security Manager features and benefits, including new features.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6498/products_data_sheets_list.html:

•Cisco Security Manager 4.2 data sheet

Release Notes

The release notes contain a product overview and list important notes and known problems.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6498/prod_release_notes_list.html:

•Release Notes for Cisco Security Manager 4.2

Installation and Upgrade Guides

These guides contain information for planning your deployment and requirements and procedures for installing Security Manager on a Windows server or in a high availability or disaster recovery configuration. The installation guide provides installation, upgrade, and uninstallation instructions for Security Manager, AUS, and Performance Monitor and includes pre- and post-installation guidelines and troubleshooting information.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6498/prod_installation_guides_list.html:

•Installation Guide for Cisco Security Manager 4.2

Note Please refer to Release Notes for Cisco Security Manager 4.2 for important installation notes.

•High Availability Installation Guide for Cisco Security Manager 4.0-4.2

User Guides and Online Help

Individual user guides and online help for Security Manager, AUS, and Performance Monitor provide conceptual and procedural information.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6498/products_user_guide_list.html:

•User Guide for Cisco Security Manager 4.2

Tip Context-sensitive online help that contains the content of User Guide for Cisco Security Manager 4.2 is accessible from the Help menu or by clicking Help on any page or dialog box.

•User Guide for Auto Update Server 4.2

•User Guide for Cisco Performance Monitor 4.2

Videos

The Introduction to the Cisco Security Manager Event Viewer video provides a short introduction to the Event Viewer feature introduced in Cisco Security Manager 4.0.

•Video: Introduction to the Cisco Security Manager Event Viewer

Configuration Examples

These documents contain information about specific configuration scenarios and how they are implemented using Cisco Security Manager. Although specific to a particular Security Manager release, configuration examples can be used with other releases that support a feature of interest.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6498/prod_configuration_examples_list.html:

•Managing a Cluster of Cisco Security Manager 4.1 Servers

•Getting Started with Cisco Security Manager 4.0

•Configuring Botnet Traffic Filtering Using Cisco Security Manager 4.0

•Applying Zone-based Firewall Policies in Cisco Security Manager

•Migrating from 1800/2800/3800 ISRs to 1900/2900/3900 ISRs Using Cisco Security Manager 3.3.1

•Configuring Cisco IOS Content Filtering Using Cisco Security Manager Version 3.3 in Cisco IOS Software Releases 12.4(15)XZ and Later

Supported Device Tables

This document contains complete lists of devices and software supported by Security Manager, AUS, and Performance Monitor.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6498/products_device_support_tables_list.html:

•Supported Devices and Software Versions for Cisco Security Manager 4.2

How to Get Started with Security Manager

To get up and running quickly with Security Manager, we recommend the following:

•Plan your installation.

To learn which applications are available for installation and to plan your installation, we recommend that you begin by reviewing the "Overview" chapter of Installation Guide for Cisco Security Manager 4.2 at

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6498/prod_installation_guides_list.html.

•Get an overview of Cisco Security Manager.

For a general product overview, see "Product Overview" in User Guide for Cisco Security Manager 4.2 at

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6498/products_user_guide_list.html.

Tip For an interactive overview of Security Manager features, see the interactive JumpStart tutorial that opens when you start Security Manager for the first time. You can also access the JumpStart tutorial by selecting Help > JumpStart.

•Review Getting Started checklist.

To get up and running most efficiently, work through the "Getting Started with Security Manager" chapter of User Guide for Cisco Security Manager 4.2 at

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6498/products_user_guide_list.html.

•Define essential settings.

Use Security Manager to define many application-wide settings that customize your working environment, such as deployment method. See "Completing the Initial Security Manager Configuration" in User Guide for Cisco Security Manager 4.2 at

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6498/products_user_guide_list.html.

•Manage user authentication and authorization.

–To define user roles and permissions, see the "Managing User Accounts" chapter of Installation Guide for Cisco Security Manager 4.2 at

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6498/prod_installation_guides_list.html.

–To integrate Security Manager with Cisco Secure ACS, see the "Managing User Accounts" chapter of Installation Guide for Cisco Security Manager 4.2 at

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6498/prod_installation_guides_list.html.

•Bootstrap your devices.

To enable communication between Security Manager and devices, you must configure transport settings on the devices before you add them to the inventory. See the "Preparing Devices for Management" chapter in User Guide for Cisco Security Manager 4.2 at

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6498/products_user_guide_list.html.

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