Connect The Cables For Tap Mode; Connect The Cables For Span Or Hub Mode; Connect The Cable For Sensor Failover - McAfee NS Series Product Manual

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Attaching cables to the Sensor
About connecting cables to the Monitoring ports
Task
Plug the cable appropriate for use with your transceiver module into one of the Monitoring ports, for
1
example G1/1.
Plug the cable appropriate for use with your transceiver module into one of the Monitoring ports, for
2
example G1/2.
Connect the other end of each cable to the network devices that you want to monitor.
3
For example, if you plan to monitor traffic between a switch and a router, connect the cable connected to 1
to the switch and the one connected to 2 to the router.

Connect the cables for tap mode

To deploy the Sensor in tap mode, you must use a Sensor's Gigabit Ethernet Monitoring port pair with a
third-party external tap.
Task
Plug the cable appropriate for use with your transceiver module into one of the Monitoring ports, for
1
example, G1/1.
Plug the cable appropriate for use with your transceiver module into one of the Monitoring ports labeled
2
G1/2.
Connect the other end of each cable to the tap.
3
Connect the network devices that you want to monitor to the tap.
4

Connect the cables for SPAN or hub mode

For the Sensor, monitoring in SPAN or hub mode occurs in in-line fail-open mode. When you monitor in SPAN or
hub mode, you use only single ports.
To connect an Sensor to a SPAN port or hub, plug an LC fiber-optic or 45 cable into one of the modules and
connect the other end of the cable to the SPAN port or the hub.

Connect the cable for Sensor failover

For Sensor failover, connect two NS-series Sensors using the appropriate cables. These two Sensors must be
running the same software version. Failover cables are the only additional hardware required to support
failover communication between two NS-series Sensors.
Refer the following table before you configure a failover pair:
Sensor Model
NS9500
The system ships with a 1m QSFP28 DAC cable. This can be used for failover connection if the failover sensors
are placed within 1m.
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Port to connect the failover pair
G0/1
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Cable requirements for failover
QSFP28/QSFP+ Direct Attach Copper (DAC)