topic SDM Predefined Policy?? in Network Security https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/sdm-predefined-policy/m-p/937545#M917715 <P>I am using SDM for the first time to set up a 871 router. There is a predfined policy that just seems counter intuitive. It is found in the Firewall and ACL section and is called sdm-permit. It is applied from the out-zone to self. This is the confusing part the Action is Drop. I'm guessing that this is just a semantics thing, but when I see a policy nanmed Permit I naturally think that it is going to pass traffic and not drop it. Does anybody else find this confusing or do I just not understand Cisco terminology?</P> Mon, 11 Mar 2019 13:04:50 GMT ccsmith705 2019-03-11T13:04:50Z SDM Predefined Policy?? https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/sdm-predefined-policy/m-p/937545#M917715 <P>I am using SDM for the first time to set up a 871 router. There is a predfined policy that just seems counter intuitive. It is found in the Firewall and ACL section and is called sdm-permit. It is applied from the out-zone to self. This is the confusing part the Action is Drop. I'm guessing that this is just a semantics thing, but when I see a policy nanmed Permit I naturally think that it is going to pass traffic and not drop it. Does anybody else find this confusing or do I just not understand Cisco terminology?</P> Mon, 11 Mar 2019 13:04:50 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/sdm-predefined-policy/m-p/937545#M917715 ccsmith705 2019-03-11T13:04:50Z Re: SDM Predefined Policy?? https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/sdm-predefined-policy/m-p/937546#M917716 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Yes, what you describe is confusing. My recommendation, based on my [thankfully] limited experience with the 800 series, is to avoid SDM do to limitations and use the command line.</P><P></P><P>-JD</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:38:12 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/sdm-predefined-policy/m-p/937546#M917716 jdlampard 2008-06-26T02:38:12Z Re: SDM Predefined Policy?? https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/sdm-predefined-policy/m-p/937547#M917717 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thanks for the reply JD. I think I'll take your advice.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:08:58 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/sdm-predefined-policy/m-p/937547#M917717 ccsmith705 2008-06-26T16:08:58Z