To enable ASDM on Cisco ASA, below need to be in place :
- HTTPS server needs to be enabled
- Allow HTTPS connections to the ASA.
Configuring ASDM (HTTP) access to Cisco ASA on particular interfaces, where Inside and Outside are the nameif use following commands:
If you want to access it from Inside :
ASA(config)#aaa authentication http console LOCAL
ASA(config)#http server enable
ASA(config)#http 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 inside
If you want to access it from Outside :
ASA(config)#aaa authentication http console LOCAL
ASA(config)#http server enable
ASA(config)#http 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 outside
NOTE : Where you use local ASA user to access security device , remember to create username, password to be able to authenticate to ASDM as stated in AAA line above:
ASA(config)#username XXXXX password YYYYY