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Chapter 18 ASA IPS Module
Assigning Virtual Sensors to a Security Context
If the ASA is in multiple context mode, then you can assign one or more IPS virtual sensors to each
context. Then, when you configure the context to send traffic to the ASA IPS module, you can specify a
sensor that is assigned to the context; you cannot specify a sensor that you did not assign to the context.
If you do not assign any sensors to a context, then the default sensor configured on the ASA IPS module
is used. You can assign the same sensor to multiple contexts.
You do not need to be in multiple context mode to use virtual sensors; you can be in single mode and use
Note
different sensors for different traffic flows.
Prerequisites
For more information about configuring contexts, see the general operations configuration guide.
Configuring the ASA IPS module
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