| 15.2 |  | The Cisco PIX Device Manager |
| 15.2.3 |  | Browser requirements of PDM |

| As mentioned earlier in this module, the Cisco PDM allows network administrators to set-up, configure, and monitor PIX Security Appliances from a browser. The following are certain requirements that a browser must meet in order to be compatible with the PDM:

- JavaScript and Java must be enabled . If these are not enabled, PDM helps the administrator enable them. If Microsoft Internet Explorer is being used, the Java Development Kit (JDK) version should be 1.1.4 or higher. To check which version is being used, the administrator simply needs to launch PDM. When the PDM information window opens, the JDK Version field indicates the JDK version. If an older JDK version is being used, it is necessary to use the latest Java Virtual Machine (JVM) to enable Java to run on the computer.
- Download the product named Virtual Machine from Microsoft or Java Virtual Machine from Sun Microsystems. This is currently unavailable as a new download, but the file may be available as an upgrade through the Microsoft Windows Update Web site See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article – 299672 for more details.
- Browser support for SSL must be enabled . The supported versions of Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator support SSL without requiring additional configuration.

| Web Links Sun Microsystems - Java Software http://java.sun.com/getjava/