Configuring And Managing Policies - McAfee M-1250 - Network Security Platform Configuration Manual

McAfee® Network Security Platform 5.1
Figure 2: IPS Settings - Summary Page

Configuring and managing policies

The
provided, pre-configured rule sets and policies are included for immediate application—the
Default Inline IPS
initialized. You can use a provided rule set/policy in its existing state, clone and customize
it to fit your needs, or you can create new rule sets/policies then apply to the resources in
your protected network.
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Policies
tab contains the major actions for policy configuration and management. The
policy operates by default when McAfee Network Security Platform is
Policies
tab contains the following actions:
IPS Policy Editor (on page 8): Add, clone, view, edit or customize IPS policies.
Reconnaissance Policy Editor (on page 38): View, create, and customize
Reconnaissance policies.
Policy Assignment (on page 46) : Easily assign / reassign policies that have been
applied to various resources.
HTTP response scanning (on page 48): Configure Network Security Platform to
inspect HTTP responses for exploits on a per-Sensor basis.
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Managing IPS settings