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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. In the left pane, 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.

The valid license type supported is Standard license. Standard license is a full-access license type. After

uploading an initial license, you can upload subsequent licenses on the

Virtual Appliance Management

page. Subsequent uploads will replace the existing license.

1. In the left pane, click Settings

, and then click Virtual Appliance Management.

2. On the

Virtual Appliance Management page, under the License Management section, click Edit.

3. Click

Browse, select a valid license file, and then click Open.

4. To activate the license, click

Save.

After uploading the license file, the following information about the license is displayed:

• License Type

• Number of Resources

• Number of Used Resources

• Number of Available Resources

• Activation Date

(If multiple standard licenses are uploaded, details of all the licenses are displayed).

Editing Default Time Zone and NTP Settings

Changes on this page affect the time zone and NTP server(s) that are applied to ASM virtual appliance. All

time data is stored in UTC format, and is used to display log and event time stamps.

1. In the left pane, click

Settings, and then click Virtual Appliance Management.

2. On the Virtual Appliance Management page, under the Time Zone and NTP Settings section, click

Edit

3. From the Time Zone

drop-down list, select a time zone.

4. Type the IP address or hostname in Preferred NTP Server and Secondary NTP Server (optional) for

time synchronization.