• Introduction
  • Configure basic settings
  • Dynamic Attributes Connector
  • Manage Secure Firewall ASA
  • Manage Secure Firewall Threat Defense with Cloud-Delivered Firewall Management Center
  • Manage Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Firewall Capabilities
  • Manage On-Premises Firewall Management Center
  • Manage Cisco Umbrella
  • Manage Cisco Meraki
  • Manage AWS VPC
  • Manage Cisco IOS
  • Manage Network Devices with Generic SSH Access
  • Establish Secure Connections
  • Device Operations
    • Manage device configuration
    • Manage onboarded device settings
      • Change a device's IP address in Security Cloud Control Firewall Management
      • Change a device's name in Security Cloud Control Firewall Management
      • Export a list of devices and services
      • Export device configuration
      • External links for devices
        • Create an external link from your device
        • Create an External Link to ASDM FDM
        • Create an external link for multiple devices
        • Edit or delete external links
        • Edit or delete external links for multiple devices
      • Bulk reconnect devices to Security Cloud Control Firewall Management
      • Moving devices between organizations
      • Device certificate expiry detection
      • Write a device note
      • Delete a device from Security Cloud Control Firewall Management
      • Back up Firewall Threat Defense devices
      • Manage Firewall Threat Defense devices through Security Cloud Control Firewall Management
      • Filter security devices by hardware end-of-life status
      • Security Cloud Control Firewall Management labels and filtering
      • Use Security Cloud Control Firewall Management search functionality
    • Use the Security Cloud Control Command Line Interface Tool (CLI)
    • Manage CLI Templates
    • Migrate Firewalls with the Migration Tool in Security Cloud Control
  • Monitor and Analyze
  • Troubleshoot
  • Appendix

Create an External Link to ASDM FDM

Create an external link to provide convenient access to the Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM) of your ASA the Firepower Device Manager (FDM) of your FDM-managed device directly from Security Cloud Control.

This external link provides a convenient way to open the Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM) of your ASA the Firepower Device Manager (FDM) of your FDM-managed device, directly from Security Cloud Control.

Procedure

Step 1

In the left pane, click Security Devices.

Step 2

Click the Devices tab to locate the device or the Templates tab to locate the model device.

Step 3

Click the appropriate device type tab.

You can use the filter and search functionalities to find the required device.

Step 4

Select a device or model.

Step 5

In the details pane, on the right, go to the External Links section.

Step 6

Enter a name for the link such as ASDM FDM.

Step 7

Enter https://{location} in the URL field. The {location} variable will be populated with the IP address of your device.

Step 8

Click the + box.

The external link is created and you can now access ASDMFDM directly from Security Cloud Control.

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