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NSFOCUS NIPS Installation Guide Contents Preface ..............................1 1 Basic Information ..........................3 1.1 Hardware Appearance ............................3 1.1.1 1000M Low-End Series .......................... 3 1.1.2 1000M Medium-Range and High-End Series ..................4 1.1.3 10G Series ............................... 5 1.2 LEDs ................................6 1.3 Power Supply ..............................
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NSFOCUS NIPS Installation Guide Figures Figure 1-1 Front panel of the1000M low-end series ....................3 Figure 1-2 Rear panel of the 1000M low-end series ....................4 Figure 1-3 Front panel of 1000M medium-range and high-end series ..............4 Figure 1-4 Rear panel of 1000M medium-range and high-end series ..............4 Figure 1-5 Front panel of the 10G series ........................
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NSFOCUS NIPS Installation Guide Preface Scope This document describes the basic information about NSFOCUS Network Intrusion Prevention System (NIPS) and the procedures for installing and maintaining NIPS. This document is provided for reference only. It may slightly differ from the actual product due to version upgrade or other reasons.
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NSFOCUS NIPS Installation Guide Convention Description Document titles, new or emphasized terms, and arguments for which you supply Italic font values are in italic font. Reminds users to take note. Indicates a tip to make your operations easier. Indicates a situation in which you might perform an action that could result in equipment damage or loss of data.
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NSFOCUS NIPS Installation Guide Basic Information NIPS consists of 1000M low-end, 1000M medium-range and high-end series and 10G series, and applies to various networking environments of governments, enterprises, carriers, and other organizations. Hardware Appearance Real products of different lots or models may differ slightly.
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NSFOCUS NIPS Installation Guide Figure 1-2 Rear panel of the 1000M low-end series ① ② ③ Ground connector Power switch Power port 1.1.2 1000M Medium-Range and High-End Series Figure 1-3 Figure 1-4 show the front panel and rear panel of 1000M medium-range and high-end series respectively.
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NSFOCUS NIPS Installation Guide ① ② ③ ④ Ground Power switch Button for removing an Power port connector alert when only one power supply is available 1.1.3 10G Series Figure 1-5 Figure 1-6 show the front panel and rear panel of the 10G series respectively.
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NSFOCUS NIPS Installation Guide LEDs Five types of LEDs are equipped on chassis front panels, as described in the following: Table 1-1 LED indications LED Status Meaning Power LED (PWR) The power is properly supplied. The power is off or abnormal.
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NSFOCUS NIPS Installation Guide Preparations Before installing NIPS, you need to check accessories and prepare the network environment, common tools, and equipment room environment. Accessories Before installation, check whether the following items are included in the accessory box delivered with the device. If any accessories are missing or destroyed, please contact the local dealer.
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NSFOCUS NIPS Installation Guide Figure 2-1 Accessories for mounting a 1U NIPS device Figure 2-2 Accessories for mounting a 2U NIPS device Network Environment Setup Table 2-2 describes the network environment required for NIPS to go live. Table 2-2 Items required for setting up a network environment...
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NSFOCUS NIPS Installation Guide Item Description Terminal Software used for connecting to the console port, for example, HyperTerminal that software comes with the Windows operating system. IE 7.0 or later and the latest Firefox browser are recommended. Browser The recommended screen resolution is 1280 x 1024 or greater.
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NSFOCUS NIPS Installation Guide Rack Mounting Figure 2-1 Figure 2-2 respectively show the appearance and number of accessories required for 1U and 2U NIPS devices. 3.2.1 Putting a 1U NIPS on the Rack To put a 1U NIPS on the rack, follow these steps: Step 1 Install front mounting ears.
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NSFOCUS NIPS Installation Guide Figure 3-3 Installing the rack rails Step 3 Install the front end of the device on the rack. Install four nuts (⑤) labeled "Rack Screw" at the front end of the chassis. Place the device in the cabinet horizontally to make front rack-mounting ears align with the nuts in the chassis.
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NSFOCUS NIPS Installation Guide Figure 3-5 Installing the back end of the device on the rack ----End 3.2.2 Putting a 2U NIPS on the Rack To put a 2U NIPS on the rack, follow these steps: Step 1 Install front mounting ears.
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NSFOCUS NIPS Installation Guide Figure 3-7 Installing rack rails Step 3 Install the frontend of the device on the rack. Install four nuts (⑤) labeled "Rack Screw" at the front end of the chassis. Place the device in the cabinet in parallel to make front rack-mounting ears align with the nuts in the chassis.
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NSFOCUS NIPS Installation Guide Install four nuts (⑤) labeled "Rack Screw" at the back end of the chassis (two nuts at each side). Install back rack-mounting ears (⑦) at rails with screws (⑧) (four screws at each side, total eight).
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NSFOCUS NIPS Installation Guide preventing product damage. Here, the DR2Z-6400F DC power supply module is used as an example to describe how to connect DC power supplies. Step 1 Make sure that the power switch of NIPS is in the OFF position.
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NSFOCUS NIPS Installation Guide Troubleshooting If NIPS deployed in in-path mode fails and causes network interruption, restore the customer's network as soon as possible to reduce customer losses. If necessary, disconnect NIPS from the network to restore network connectivity, and then troubleshoot NIPS.
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NSFOCUS NIPS Installation Guide Default Parameters A.1 Default Interface Settings M: 192.168.1.1 IP Address H1: 192.168.2.1 (whether interface H1 exists depends on the hardware platform) G1/1: 0.0.0.0 G1/2: 0.0.0.0 … (For working interfaces not for management purposes, their initial IP addresses are all 0.0.0.0.)
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