Front And Back Panel Features - Cisco IPS-4255-K9 - Intrusion Protection Sys 4255 Installation Manual

Front and Back Panel Features

The IPS 4255 replaces the IDS-4250-TX. There are four 10/100/1000 copper sensing interfaces. It
monitors up to 600 Mbps of aggregate network traffic on multiple sensing interfaces and is also inline
ready. The 600-Mbps performance for the IPS 4255 is based on the following conditions:
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Front and Back Panel Features

Although the illustrations show the IPS 4240, the IPS 4255 has the same front and back panel features
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and indicators.
This section describes the IPS 4240 and the IPS 4255 front and back panel features and indicators.
Figure 2-1
Figure 2-1
Table 2-1
Table 2-1
Indicator
Power
Status
Flash
Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Appliance and Module Installation Guide for IPS 7.0
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6000 new TCP connections per second
6000 HTTP transactions per second
Average packet size of 445 bytes
Running Cisco IPS 5.1 or later
The 600-Mbps performance is traffic combined from all four sensing interfaces.
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shows the front view of the IPS 4240 and the IPS 4255.
IPS 4240/IPS 4255 Front Panel Features
describes the front panel indicators on the IPS 4240 and the IPS 4255.
Front Panel Indicators
Description
Off indicates no power. Green when the power supply is running.
Blinks green while the power-up diagnostics are running or the system is booting. Solid
green when the system has passed power-up diagnostics. Solid amber when the
power-up diagnostics have failed.
Off when the compact flash device is not being accessed. Blinks green when the
compact flash device is being accessed.
Chapter 2 Installing the IPS 4240 and the IPS 4255
PWR STATUS FLASH
Power Flash
Status
Cisco IPS 4240
series
Intrusion Prevention Sensor
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