| 15.3 |  | Preparation for PDM |
| 15.3.1 |  | Configure a new PIX Security Appliance to use PDM |

| Prior to using the Cisco PDM, it is necessary to configure some basic information on any PIX Security Appliance that will be interacting with it. Administrators can configure these commands on a new PIX through the setup prompts, which appear after the PIX boots. The commands can also be entered using the CLI. The process of configuring the PIX Security Appliance using the CLI is explained below, and the setup configuration process is explained in the next section. The commands and the associated information are as follows:

- Enable password - Enter an alphanumeric password to protect the PIX Security Appliance privileged mode. The alphanumeric password can be up to 16 characters in length. This password must then be entered to log into PDM. The command syntax for enabling a password is as follows:

> > enable password password [encrypted]

- Time - Set the PIX Security Appliance clock to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), also known as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). For example, if the PIX Security Appliance is located in the Pacific Daylight Savings time zone, then the clock should be set 7 hours ahead of the local time in order to set the clock to UTC. Enter the year, month, day, and time. Enter the UTC time in 24-hour time as hour:minutes:seconds. The command syntax for setting the clock is as follows:

> > clock set hh:mm:ss day month year

- Inside IP address - Specify the IP address of the PIX Security Appliance inside interface. Ensure that this IP address is unique on the network and that any other computer or network device does not use it. The command syntax for setting an inside IP address is as follows:

> > ip address if_name ip_address [netmask]

- Inside network mask - Specify the network mask for the inside interface. An example mask is 255.255.255.0. It is also possible to specify a subnetted mask such as 255.255.255.224. Administrators should not use all 255s, such as 255.255.255.255. This prevents traffic from passing on the interface. Instead, the ip address command shown above should be used to set the inside network mask.
- Hostname - Specify up to 16 characters as a name for the PIX Security Appliance. The command syntax for setting a hostname is as follows:

> > hostname newname

- Domain name - Specify the domain name for the PIX Security Appliance. The command syntax for enabling a domain name is as follows:

> > domain-name name

- IP address of the host running PDM - Specify the IP address of the workstation that will access PDM from its browser. The command syntax for granting permission for a host to connect to the PIX Security Appliance with SSL is as follows:

> > http ip_address [netmask] [if_name]

- HTTP Server - Enable the HTTP server on the PIX Security Appliance with the http server enable command. The http ip_address command must also be used to specify the host or network authorized to initiate an HTTP connection to the PIX Security Appliance.