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McAfee® Network Security Platform 6.0
Note:
Guide
The following steps describe how to add a Sensor to the Manager:
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Figure 23: Add a new sensor
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Verifying successful configuration
There are three ways to check that the Sensor is configured and available:
The process of installing and connecting a Sensor is described in the
for each Sensor model.
Start the Manager software.
Log on to the Manager (the default username is admin; the default password is
admin123).
Click
Configure
tab from the Manager Home page.
Click on the
node and select
Device List
Click
New
. The
Add New Device
Type the same
Device Name
The exact same Sensor Name and Shared Secret must also be
Caution:
entered into the CLI of the Sensor during physical installation. If not, the
Manager will not recognize a Sensor trying to communicate with the Manager.
Ensure the selected Sensor type is " IPS or NAC Sensor"
Enter the
Shared Secret
.
Confirm the
Shared Secret
.
Select an
as
Updating Mode
(Optional) Type the
Contact Information
Click
Save
to begin the Manager-Sensor handshake process, or click
installation before handshake.
On the
Sensor
, type status. (For more information on the status command, see the
.)
CLI Guide
On the
Manager
, check the Sensor's
Operational Status
or click
Operational Status
it is yellow, click on the cell to see details on the Sensor. For more information on this
process, see
Manager Server Configuration Guide
On the
Manager
, go to the
Configuration
Sensor from the
Resource Tree,
. Look at the color of the button(s) representing the ports on the Sensor,
Port Settings
and check the color legend on the screen to see the status of the Sensor's ports. (For
more information on this process, see
Device List > Devices
form appears.
you entered on the Sensor.
or
.
is the default mode.
Online
Offline
Online
and
Location
.
Operational Status
. (On the
tab. If the cell is green, the Sensor is active. If
.)
page, and select the node representing the
and then select
Device List > Sensor_Name > Physical Device >
Manager Server Configuration Guide
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Adding a Sensor
Product
.
Cancel
to end the
Manager Home page
, see
.)
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