Turning The Sensor On And Off; Managing Licenses For Ns9500 Sensors - McAfee NS Series Product Manual

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Attaching cables to the Sensor

Turning the Sensor on and off

Turning the Sensor on and off
Before you begin
Do not attempt to turn on the Sensor until you have installed the Sensor in a rack and made all the
necessary network connections.
Task
Connect the power cable to the Sensor power supply.
1
Connect the power cable to a power source.
2
The Sensor has no power switch. The Sensor turns on as soon as one of its power cables is connected to a
power source.
McAfee recommends that you use the shutdown CLI command to halt the Sensor before turning it off. For
more information on CLI commands, see McAfee Network Security Platform CLI Guide for specific Sensor
software version you are running.

Managing licenses for NS9500 Sensors

The NS9500 Sensor license requires a license to activate the baseline throughput of 10 Gbps. Additional license
is required to increase the throughput from 10 Gbps to 20 Gbps or 30 Gbps. The license is provided as a .zip
or .jar file. The Manager supports both formats. The license procured contains the details for the throughput for
the Sensors.
You can upload the license from the Licenses page in the Manager. In the Manager, select Manager | <Admin
Domain Name> | Setup | Licenses.
The following details are displayed in the Capacity tab:
Option
Required
Assigned To
License Details Customer – Customer for whom the license file was generated
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If you are installing a redundant power supply, you should install it as described in Install the power supply.
For true redundant operation with the optional redundant power supply, McAfee recommends that you plug
each supply into a different power circuit.
You must first purchase a license to enable traffic inspection in the NS9500 Sensor. To obtain a license, contact
McAfee Sales.
Definition
Model – Sensor model compatible with the license
Capacity – Throughput limit for the license
Device Count – Number of devices that can be assigned to the license
Name of the Sensor assigned to the license.
Grant ID – The McAfee Grant ID of the corresponding customer
Key – The license key number.
Expiration – The expiration date and time of the license.