Cisco ASA 5505 VPN Help

[tdenham735@gmail.com]

This is my first Cisco product that I've tried using the new (ASDM)
GUI interface to set up. I have to say that I'm surprised at how
difficult the GUI interface is for configuration compared to other
products. But maybe I just need to learn my way around it more.

Can someone help me with the VPN and GUI?

I configured VPN via the GUI, but I do not see any way to check the
status of the VPN or even a place to "connect" and/or
"disconnect" (bring up/down). I'm trying build a tunnel to a LinkSys
WRV54G. Does the GUI provide this level of support or do I need to go
back to the command line? How do I know if the Cisco is trying to
connect?

Are there any good books or docs on how to sue the new GUI (ASDM)?

Thanks:)

[Robby Cauwerts]

On Dec 7, 2:09 pm, tdenham...@gmail.com wrote:
> This is my first Cisco product that I've tried using the new (ASDM)
> GUI interface to set up. I have to say that I'm surprised at how
> difficult the GUI interface is for configuration compared to other
> products. But maybe I just need to learn my way around it more.
>
> Can someone help me with the VPN and GUI?
>
> I configured VPN via the GUI, but I do not see any way to check the
> status of the VPN

go to: monitoring (tab on top of the gui) -> vpn

or even a place to "connect" and/or
> "disconnect" (bring up/down).

to disconnect:
monitoring (tab on top of the gui) -> vpn -> vpn statistics ->
sessions -> logout sessions

to connect:
you will need to send some traffic through the tunnel that matches the
crypto acl


I'm trying build a tunnel to a LinkSys
> WRV54G. Does the GUI provide this level of support or do I need to go
> back to the command line?

You can do this using the gui.

How do I know if the Cisco is trying to
> connect?
>

look at the counters under:
monitoring (tab on top of the gui) -> vpn -> vpn statistics -> global
IKE/ipsec statistics ->

> Are there any good books or docs on how to sue the new GUI (ASDM)?
>
> Thanks:)