User guide

Release Notes for Cisco Router and Security Device Manager 2.5

OL-5009-20

Important Notes

Cisco SDM on PC May Not Launch under Windows XP with Service Pack 2

When Cisco SDM is installed on a PC running Windows XP with Service Pack 2, Internet Explorer may

display HTML source code when you attempt to launch Cisco SDM. To fix this problem, go to Tools >

Internet Options > Advanced. Then scroll to the Security section, check Allow active content to run

in files on my computer

, and click Apply. Then relaunch Cisco SDM.

Popup Blockers Disable Cisco SDM Online Help

If you have enabled popup blockers in the browser you use to run Cisco SDM, online help will not appear

when you click the help button. To prevent this from happening, you must disable the popup blocker

when you run Cisco SDM. Popup blockers may be enabled in search engine toolbars, or may be

standalone applications integrated with the web browser.

Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2 blocks popups by default. In order to turn off popup

blocking in Internet Explorer, go to Tool s > Pop-up Blocker > Turn Off Pop-up Blocker.

If you have not installed and enabled third-party pop up blockers, go to Tools >Internet Options >

Privacy, and uncheck the Block popups checkbox.

In Firefox 1.5 and later versions, click To o ls > Options > Content. Uncheck Block pop-up windows.

Disable Proxy Settings

Cisco SDM will not start when run under Internet Explorer with proxy settings enabled. To correct this

problem, choose Internet Options from the Tools menu, click the Connections tab, and then click the

LAN settings button. In the LAN Settings window, disable the proxy settings.

Routers Shipped with Cisco SDM Do Not Execute the Standard Cisco IOS

Startup Sequence

Because a default configuration file is provided on a router shipped with Cisco SDM, the router will not

execute the standard Cisco IOS startup sequence. If you are expecting to use the Cisco IOS setup utility,

a TFTP/BOOTP configuration download, or other features available through the standard Cisco IOS

startup, you will need to erase the configuration file.

To erase the existing configuration and take advantage of the Cisco IOS startup sequence, perform the

following steps. This will leave Cisco SDM on the router if you later decide you want to use it, but you

will need to configure the router manually before you can begin using Cisco SDM. Please see the router

quick start guide and to the SDM FAQ for information about the minimum configuration required for

using Cisco SDM. This document is available at:

http://www.cisco.com/go/sdm

Step 1 Connect the light blue console cable, included with the router, from the blue console port on the router

to a serial port on your PC. See the router hardware installation guide for instructions.

Step 2 Connect the power supply to the router, plug the power supply into a power outlet, and turn on the router.

See the router quick start guide for instructions.

Step 3 Use a terminal emulation program on your PC, with the terminal emulation settings 9600 baud, 8 data

bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, and no flow control, to connect to the router.