The Cisco® PIX® Device Manager (PDM) provides security management and monitoring services for Cisco PIX security appliances (running Cisco PIX Security Appliance Software Version 6.3 and prior) and the Cisco Catalyst® 6500 Series Firewall Services Module (FWSM). The Cisco PIX Device Manager features an intuitive GUI with integrated online help and intelligent wizards to simplify setup and ongoing management. In addition, informative, real-time, and historical reports provide critical insight into usage trends, performance baselines, and securityEvents. Administrative and device security is supported through the use of user Passwords (with optional Authentication via a RADIUS and DIAMETER or TACACS Server) and encrypted communications to local or remote devices.
For Cisco PIX security appliances running Cisco PIX Security Appliance Software Version 7.0 or above, please see the Cisco Adaptive Security Device Manager.
Software Comparison
| Cisco PDM Version | Cisco PIX Security Appliance Software Version | Cisco FWSM Software Version | Platforms Supported |
| PDM v4.1 | N/A | 2.3 | FWSM |
| PDM v4.0 | N/A | 2.2 | FWSM |
| PDM v3.0(2) | 6.3(4) | N/A | All PIX platforms |
| PDM v2.2 | 6.2 | 1.1 | All PIX platforms/FWSM |
| PDM v2.0 | 6.2 | N/A | All PIX platforms |
| PDM v1.1(2) | 6.0(1), 6.1(X) | N/A | All PIX platforms |
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