Configuring Router to run SDM

Cisco Router and Security Device Manager (SDM) is an graphical, Web-based device management tool supported on Cisco 830 series through Cisco 7301 routers. SDM provides smart wizards and advanced configuration support for LAN and WAN configurations, NAT, Firewall Policy, Intrusion Prevention (IPS), IPSec virtual private network (VPN), Easy VPN Client and Server configurations, Digital Certificates, and Quality of Service (QoS) Policy features.

You can download SDM free of cost from Cisco site.
www.cisco.com/go/sdm

Follow the steps below to configure a router to run SDM.

Step 1:
Connect to your router using Telnet, SSH or via console.
Enter the global configuration mode using the command:

Router>enable

Router#conf terminal

Router(config)#

Step 2 :
Enable the router's HTTP/HTTPS server, using the following Cisco IOS commands:

Router(config)# ip http server

Router(config)# ip http secure-server

Router(config)# ip http authentication local

Note:- HTTPS is enabled only for crypto enabled IOS images.

Step 3:
Create a user with privilege level 15.

Router(config)# username cisco privilege 15 password 0 cisco

Note:- Replace cisco and cisco with the username and password that you want to configure.

Step 4:
Configure SSH and Telnet for local login and privilege level 15:

Router(config)# line vty 0 4

Router(config-line)# privilege level 15

Router(config-line)# login local

Router(config-line)# transport input telnet

Router(config-line)# transport input telnet ssh

Router(config-line)# exit

Step 5: (Optional) Enable local logging to support the log monitoring function:

Router(config)# logging buffered 51200 warning