Users Guide

– Trial — Evaluation license that expires after 90 days and supports up to 25 resources.
• Total Resources — Displays the maximum number of resources allowed by the license.
• Expiration Date — Displays the expiry date of the license.
2. To activate the license, click Save and Continue.
Related links
License management
Configuring time zone and NTP settings
On the Time Zone and NTP Settings page of the Initial Setup wizard, you can set the time zone of the virtual appliance that hosts
ASM and configure the Network Time Protocol (NTP) servers used for time synchronization.
NOTE: Configuring NTP adjusts your ASM system time. Your current user session ends if the time is adjusted forward.
The time will sync 5–10 minutes after this step. If this occurs, log in to ASM again and continue with the setup process.
NOTE: When adding NTP server settings in the OS section of a server component, if more than one NTP server is
necessary, ensure to separate the IP addresses using a comma (,).
1. On the Time Zone and NTP Settings page of the Initial Setup wizard, from the Time Zone drop-down list, select the time
zone in which the virtual appliance operates.
2. To synchronize the time with the NTP server, enter the IP address or Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of a Preferred
NTP Server and Secondary NTP Server (optional).
3. Click Save and Continue.
After the initial setup is complete, to change NTP server information, click Setting → Virtual Appliance Management. On the
Virtual Appliance Management page, click Edit in the Time Zone and NTP Settings section.
Related links
Editing default time zone and NTP settings
Configuring proxy settings
If your environment uses a proxy server to communicate with external services, then you must configure the proxy server settings
in ASM.
To enable communication using a proxy server:
1. On the Proxy Settings page of the Initial Setup wizard, select the Use a proxy server check box.
2. In the Server IP Address box, enter the IP address or host name for the proxy server.
3. In the Port box, enter the port number for the proxy server.
4. If the proxy server requires credentials to log in, select the Use Proxy Credentials check box, enter the User Name and
Password, and then reenter the password to confirm.
5. To test the connection to the proxy server, click Test Proxy Connection.
6. Click Save and Continue.
After the initial setup is complete, click Settings → Virtual Appliance Management to change the proxy settings. On the Virtual
Appliance Management page, click Edit in the Proxy Settings section.
Related links
Editing proxy settings
Configure DHCP settings
Configure the following settings to set the ASM appliance as a DHCP or PXE server.
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