• Basics of Cisco Defense Orchestrator
    • Request a CDO Tenant
    • Licenses
    • Secure Device Connector (SDC)
    • Signing in to CDO
    • Migrating to Cisco Security Cloud Sign On Identity Provider
    • Launch CDO from the Cisco Security Cloud Sign On Dashboard
    • Manage Super Admins on Your Tenant
    • Software and Hardware Supported by CDO
    • Browser Support
    • Cisco Defense Orchestrator Platform Maintenance Schedule
    • Tenant Management
    • User Management
    • Active Directory Groups in User Management
    • Create a New CDO User
    • User Roles in Cisco Defense Orchestrator
    • Create a User Record for a User Role
    • Edit a User Record for a User Role
    • Delete a User Record for a User Role
    • View Services Page Information
    • Device and Service Management
      • Changing a Device's IP Address in CDO
      • Changing a Device's Name in CDO
      • 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 CDO
      • Moving Devices Between Tenants
      • Update Meraki MX Connection Credentials
      • Write a Device Note
    • View Inventory Page Information
    • Labels and Filtering
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    • ASA Command Line Interface Documentation
    • ASA, Cisco Secure Firewall Cloud Native, and Cisco IOS Device Configuration Files
    • Command Line Interface Documentation
    • Objects
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    • Geolocation Objects
    • DNS Group Objects
    • Certificate Objects
    • Trustpoint Objects
    • Configuring IPsec Proposals
    • Configuring the Global IKE Policy
    • RA VPN Objects
    • AWS Security Groups and Cloud Security Group Objects
    • Security Zone Object
    • Service Objects
    • Security Group Tag Group
    • Syslog Server Objects
    • ASA Time Range Objects
    • URL Objects
    • Reading, Discarding, Checking for, and Deploying Changes
    • Read All Device Configurations
    • Read Configuration Changes from an ASA to CDO
    • Read Configuration Changes from FDM-Managed Device to CDO
    • Read Changes from Cisco IOS or SSH to CDO
    • Preview and Deploy Configuration Changes for All Devices
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    • Discard Changes
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    • Synchronizing Configurations Between Defense Orchestrator and Device
    • Conflict Detection
    • Automatically Accept Out-of-Band Changes from your Device
    • Resolve Configuration Conflicts
    • Schedule Polling for Device Changes
    • Schedule a Security Database Update
    • Monitoring and Reporting
    • Change Logs
    • ASA Change Log Specifics
    • Change Log Entries after Deploying to an ASA
    • Change Log Entries after Reading Changes from an ASA
    • Change Log Entries after Deploying to FDM-Managed Device
    • Change Log Entries after Reading Changes from an FDM-Managed Device
    • Viewing Change Log Diffs
    • Exporting the Change Log to a CSV File
    • Change Request Management
    • FDM-Managed Device Executive Summary Report
    • Jobs Page
    • Workflows Page
    • Network Address Translation
    • Order of Processing NAT Rules
    • Network Address Translation Wizard
    • Common Use Cases for NAT
    • Onboard Devices and Services
  • Onboard FDM-Managed Devices
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  • Migrate On-Prem Management Center Managed Secure Firewall Threat Defense to Cloud-delivered Firewall Management Center
  • Onboard an Umbrella Organization
  • Onboard Cisco Defense Orchestrator Integrations
  • Onboard Meraki MX Devices
  • Onboard AWS Devices
  • Onboard Duo Admin Panel
  • Upgrade Devices and Services
  • Managing On-Prem Firewall Management Center with Cisco Defense Orchestrator
  • Managing Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Devices with Cloud-delivered Firewall Management Center
  • Managing FDM Devices with Cisco Defense Orchestrator
  • Managing ASA with Cisco Defense Orchestrator
  • Migrating Firewalls with the Firewall Migration Tool in Cisco Defense Orchestrator
  • Managing Umbrella with Cisco Defense Orchestrator
  • Managing Meraki with Cisco Defense Orchestrator
  • Managing IOS Devices with Cisco Defense Orchestrator
  • Managing AWS with Cisco Defense Orchestrator
  • Managing SSH Devices with Cisco Defense Orchestrator
  • Integrating CDO with Cisco Security Cloud Sign On
  • Virtual Private Network Management
  • Monitor Multi-Factor Authentication Events
  • Cisco Security Analytics and Logging
  • FTD Dashboard
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  • Terraform

Create an External Link to ASDM FDM

Here is 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 CDO.

Procedure


Step 1

In the navigation bar, click Inventory.

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.


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