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This Quick Start Guide explains how to quickly set up and activate your McAfee
M-8000XC Sensor to be load balanced by McAfee
Sensor's XFP (10 Gigabit Small Form-factor Pluggable) Monitoring ports into the XC-240 enables you to load balance
the Sensor traffic.
To upgrade an existing M-8000 Sensor to M-8000XC, contact the Technical Support personnel of McAfee.
For more information on the XC-240 device, see the McAfee Network Security Platform XC-240 Load Balancer
Appliance Quick Start Guide.
All product documentation referenced in this Quick Start Guide is found on the McAfee Service Portal.
The Sensor front panel
Power supply A (2-included)
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Power supply B (2-optional; sold separately)
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RS-232C Control port (2)
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M-8000XC Sensor Quick Start Guide
McAfee® Network Security Platform
Network Security Platform XC-240 Load Balancer. Cabling the
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XFP 10 Gigabit Ethernet Monitoring ports (12)
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Compact Flash port (2)
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RJ-45 Response port (1)
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Network Security Platform
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Summary of Contents for McAfee M-8000XC
- Page 1 Sensor’s XFP (10 Gigabit Small Form-factor Pluggable) Monitoring ports into the XC-240 enables you to load balance the Sensor traffic. To upgrade an existing M-8000 Sensor to M-8000XC, contact the Technical Support personnel of McAfee. For more information on the XC-240 device, see the McAfee Network Security Platform XC-240 Load Balancer Appliance Quick Start Guide.
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Page 2: Position The Sensor
SFP 1 Gigabit Ethernet Monitoring ports (16) Position the Sensor Details on all of the tasks are available in the McAfee Network Security Platform M-8000 Sensor Product Guide. Also see McAfee Network Security Platform M-series Slide Rail Assembly Procedure. Release the rails and attach inner rails (of a three-in-one set) to the chassis by fastening it with the screws provided. - Page 3 Repeat Steps a through e for the secondary Sensor. Cable the Management and Console ports Plug a Category 5e Ethernet cable in the Mgmt (Management) port of M-8000XC P. Plug the other end of the cable into the network device connected to your Manager server.
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Page 4: Cable The Monitoring Ports
Plug the female end of a power cable into the power inlet and plug the other end into a power source. The Sensor ships with standard U.S. power and international cables. The M-8000XC does not have a power switch; you need to only plug the power cable into a power source. - Page 5 Log on to the Manager. The default Login ID is admin and the default Password is admin123. Click Configure. NAC is not supported on M-8000XC Sensors. You do not require a license file to enable IPS on M-8000XC Sensors. To add a Sensor in the Manager, select Device List | Devices, and then click New.
- Page 6 Remember the Shared Secret value entered at this step. This value is used while you configure the Sensor. For more information on the fields in Add New Device page, see McAfee Network Security Platform XC Cluster Administration Guide. Configure Sensor information Configure the Sensor with the network information, a name, and the shared secret key that the Sensor uses to establish secure communication with the Manager.
- Page 7 At any time during configuration, you can type a question mark (?) to get help on the Sensor CLI commands. For a list of all commands, type commands. Log on to the primary Sensor using the terminal connected to the Console port. At the prompt, log on using the default Sensor username (admin) and password (admin123).
- Page 8 Ping the Manager from the Sensor to determine if your configuration settings to this point have successfully established the Sensor on the network. At the prompt, type: ping <manager IP address>. If the ping is successful, continue with the following steps. If not, type show to verify your configuration settings and check that the information is correct.
- Page 9 Your Sensor is actively monitoring connected segments and communicating with the Manager for administration and management operations. Read McAfee Network Security Platform Quick Tour for an overview of the system. For detailed usage instructions, see McAfee Network Security Platform Installation Guide and McAfee Network Security Platform IPS Administration Guide, or click the Detailed Help buttons in the upper-right corner of each window in the Manager.
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