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If you run SDM from a router’s flash, as opposed to running SDM from a PC, the first time
you connect to the router via a browser, you are taken to the Cisco SDM Express interface.
Specifically, on a new router that has SDM installed, you point your browser to http://
10.10.10.1. Alternatively, on an existing router, you point your browser to an active IP
address on the router. Cisco SDM Express guides you through the initial SDM
configuration on a router. Subsequent connections to your router via a browser take you
directly to SDM, as opposed to Cisco SDM Express. However, if you run SDM from a PC,
you can launch Cisco SDM by choosing Start > Programs > Cisco Systems > Cisco
SDM.
Exploring the Cisco SDM Interface
Notice the toolbar across the top of the SDM page, as highlighted in Figure 3-4. You can
use this toolbar to navigate between the Home, Configure, and Monitor views.
Figure 3-4 SDM Toolbar
The Home view provides summary information about the router platform. For example,
this summary information shows you the router model, memory capacity, flash capacity,
IOS version, and an interface summary.
Toolbar