Fidelis Network™ Sensor Appliances 1. System Overview Fidelis Sensors are the components that monitor the network environment for activities that may indicate advanced threat, malware, and data theft. Fidelis Sensors analyze network traffic, deliver alerts and session data to CommandPost, and deliver non-selective network session metadata to Fidelis Collector for retrospective analysis.
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For all technical support related to this product, check with your site administrator to determine support contract details. For support of your product, contact your reseller. If you have a direct support contract with Fidelis Cybersecurity, contact the Fidelis Cybersecurity support team at: •...
Fidelis Network™ Sensor Appliances 3. Sensor: Network Port and Cabling Requirements Fidelis Network Sensors are designed to process different traffic capacities and different types of network connections, including: 1GbE, 10GbE, 1Gb-SX, and 10Gb-SR. Each appliance must be connected to the various networks with appropriate cables and in some cases, SFP+ transceivers.
Admin Network The Admin Network connects Fidelis Network Sensors to the CommandPost, Collector, and Sandbox. You need one switch port per Sensor appliance for the Admin network. Appliance Switch Port Type Qty.
IP network information. Sensors may alternatively be configured in-line with the network traffic or support ERSPAN, which may require IP network configuration. For help with these configurations, please see the Fidelis Network Enterprise Setup Guide.
Via KVM Console: Connect a keyboard and monitor to the appliance. For Fidelis Network appliances version 8.3.4 or later, the screen on the right is displayed: 3. If you see the screen above, perform the following steps to apply the software. Otherwise skip to step 4.
Register Sensor Appliances with Fidelis Network Cloud Please contact Fidelis Support to connect your Sensors to the Fidelis Network Cloud. Fidelis Support will work with you to configure the Sensors and enable the Fidelis Network Cloud for your environment. www.fidelissecurity.com...
QUICK START GUIDE Fidelis Network™ Sensor Appliances 10. Fidelis Licensing The CommandPost GUI shows the Host ID for the Fidelis Network hardware, the current license key, and the expiration date. To access the License page: 1. Log into the CommandPost.
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QUICK START GUIDE Fidelis Network™ Sensor Appliances Direct 250, 100, & 50 and Mail 1000, 500, & 250 and Web Direct Mail 1000, 500 & 250 250, 100, & 50 and Web 1U rack-mount chassis 1U rack-mount chassis Form Factor...
Fidelis Network™ Sensor Appliances Appendix C: System Types For Fidelis Network Software version 8.3.4 and later, the table below shows the software to apply based on the appliance SKU. You can find the SKU in the following locations: (Note that the SKU starts with “FSS”.) •...