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Advanced administrators can use graphical interfaces to conﬁgure these additional tasks.

Examples of these tasks are DHCP conﬁguration, DNS conﬁguration, and AAA

conﬁguration.

After clicking the Monitor button, you see a screen similar to the one shown in Figure 3-7.

Clicking the various buttons in the Tasks bar allows you to monitor the status of various

router features. Examples are ﬁrewall status, VPN status, and IPS status.

Figure 3-7 Monitoring Tasks

This chapter has introduced SDM. Subsequent chapters will detail how you can leverage

SDM to conﬁgure a variety of security options. For exam purposes, you should be

comfortable with navigating the various SDM screens and performing basic conﬁguration

tasks.