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Management Port 1 is used to communicate with IPS Local Management Interface and SiteProtector
Management
Management Port 2 is used exclusively for sending TCP Reset responses
v C: Serial Console Port - used for terminal-based setup and recovery.
v D: USB Ports - used for retrieving data and installing firmware.
v E: Protected Ports - used for either inline intrusion prevention (IPS mode) or passive intrusion
detection (IDS mode). Inline prevention uses a pair of ports per segment. Passive detection uses a
single port per segment.
Requirements
The following list identifies much of the equipment needed to cable the appliance.
v Power cable
v Serial console cable
v Ethernet crossover cable
v For each inline segment:
– A pair of Ethernet cables, straight-through or crossover, depending on your network type
– A crossover adapter
v Additional Ethernet cables, as needed
v PC with a web browser and an Internet connection
Cable the appliance
Keep management and monitoring communication separate so that network traffic can pass
uninterrupted through the appliance's network interface card (NIC).
Procedure
1. Connect the power cable(s) to the appliance. If your appliance has two power cords, you must
connect both.
2. Connect Management port 1 to the network you will use to manage the appliance.
Note: TCP Reset: Management port 2 is the TCP Reset port. The appliance does not send TCP Reset
responses from this port until you configure TCP Reset.
3. Connect the network cables to the protected ports. To run the appliance in passive mode, only connect
the first protected port in the pair to the network.
4. Turn on the appliance.
Network information
Record the network information needed to configure the appliance.
Setting
IP address
Subnet mask
Default gateway
Options for connecting to the network
You have many options to connect the appliance to the network.
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Your network information
When you start the appliance, the appliance has an address assigned to it.
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