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Welcome to the Cisco Security Manager Installation Guide. We have tried to make the installation process for Cisco Security Manager as effortless as possible. However, you need to be aware of some issues that could affect the process. Keep in mind that properly installing this software is the first step toward creating an effective policy management system.
This guide provides detailed instructions for installing Cisco Security Manager. More specifically, we discuss the following in this guide:
Installing Cisco Security Manager requires a working knowledge of network administration and a good understanding of the network(s) on which Cisco Security Manager is about to be deployed. We recommend that you also be familiar with the PIX Firewall(s) that you intend to manage and have an idea about the types of network security policies that you want to implement. This guide is intended for the person who is familiar with these issues and who is ready to install Cisco Security Manager.
This guide is organized into the following chapters and appendixes:
The following items should have been included with Cisco Security Manager. Please check the box and contact Cisco Systems or your reseller if you are missing one or more of these items.
This guide uses the following typographical conventions.
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Posted: Fri Feb 25 12:49:56 PST 2000
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