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User Interface
The user interface (UI) provides a powerful, graphical environment for centrally managing
your network. It can be installed on multiple computers on your network. You use the UI
to access the management system remotely.
Multiple NSM administrators can interact with managed devices using the UI and can
configure unique UI preferences. The NSM GUI Server stores user preferences in the
central database so that they remain consistent when you access them from different
client machines. The UI also provides extensive online help.
The UI communicates with the GUI Server using a secure, proprietary, TCP-based
connection that encrypts and authenticates all traffic.
Management System
The management system is made up of two components:
GUI Server
Device Server
See Figure 2 on page 11.
Figure 2: NSM System Architecture
GUI Server
The GUI Server manages the system resources and data that drive NSM functionality.
You can install the GUI Server software on a separate server or on the same server as
the Device Server. The GUI Server contains the NSM databases. The GUI Server centralizes
information for devices, their configurations, attack and server objects, and policies.
Specifically, the GUI Server stores all of the following information:
Device, security policy, and VPN configuration
NSM administrator accounts, device administrator accounts, and domains
Objects
The GUI server also organizes and presents log entries from security devices. These log
entries are actually stored on the Device Server.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Network and Security Manager
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