Users Guide
After the certificate authority provides the SSL certificate, upload it to ASM.
Uploading an SSL certificate
Before you upload an SSL certificate, generate and download a certificate signing request (CSR). To
receive a valid SSL certificate, submit the CSR to a certificate authority. Save the certificate to a local
network share.
1. On the home page, click Settings, and then click Virtual Appliance Management.
2. On the Virtual Appliance Management page, under the SSLCertificates section, click Upload
Certificate.
3. Click Browse, and select an SSL certificate.
4. To upload the certificate, click Save.
5. Confirm or cancel the action when a confirmation message is displayed.
After uploading the certificate, the GUI becomes unavailable as the web services are restarted, the virtual
appliance shell is still accessible and all active users are logged out.
Editing DHCP settings
If you have already configured a DHCP server on the ASM appliance, you can edit the DHCP server
settings on the Virtual Appliance Management page.
To edit the DHCP server settings:
1. On the Virtual Appliance Management page, under the DHCP Settings section, click Edit.
2. In the DHCP Settings dialog box, modify the setting as needed. For more information on configuring
the DHCP settings, see Configure DHCP Settings
Related Links
Configure DHCP settings
Editing proxy settings
If your network uses a proxy server for external communication, then you must type the critical
information to enable communication with ASM virtual appliance.
1. On the home page, click Settings, and then click Virtual Appliance Management.
2. On the Virtual Appliance Management, under the Proxy Settings section, click Edit.
3. Select Use HTTP Proxy Settings.
4. In the Server Address (IP or Hostname) box, type a server address for the proxy server.
5. In the Port box, type a valid port number from 1–65535. Commonly used ports for a proxy server are
80 and 8080.
6. If the proxy server requires credentials to log in, select Use Proxy Credentials and then in User Name
and Password boxes, type the required user name and password. To verify the password, type the
password in Confirm Password.
7. To validate the settings typed on this page, click Test Proxy Connection.
8. Click Save.
License management
ASM licensing is based on the total number of managed resources.
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