Attaching Cables To The Sensor; Cable The Console Port - McAfee M-1250 Product Manual

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Attaching cables to the Sensor

Follow the steps outlined in this chapter to connect cables to the various ports on your M-1250/M-1450
Network Security Sensor.
Note the following cabling specifications for the Sensor:
• Category 5 Enhanced (Cat 5e) cable is required for transmission speeds up to 1 Gigabit per second (Gigabit
Ethernet).
• For Ethernet networks running at 10 or 100 Mbps, Category 5 (Cat 5) OR Cat 5e cable can be used.
Contents

Cable the Console port

Cable the Auxiliary port
Connect the cable to the Response port
Cable the Management port
Cable Monitoring ports
Cable the Sensor to monitor in in-line mode
Cable the Sensor to monitor in SPAN or hub mode
About connecting Sensors for fail-over
Cable the Console port
The Console port on the Sensor is used for setup and configuration of the Sensor.
Task
For console connections, plug the DB9 Console cable supplied by McAfee into the Console port on the
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Sensor.
This port is labeled as Console on the Sensor front panel.
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Throughout this guide, cabling specifications is mentioned as Cat 5/Cat 5e.
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