Cabling The Response Port; Cabling The Fail-Open Port; Cabling The Management Port - McAfee IIP-M80K-ISAA - Network Security Platform M-8000 Product Manual

McAfee® IntruShield® IPS 4.1
M-8000 Sensor Product Guide

Cabling the Response port

The sensors' Response ports are used to send responses to attacks; when operating
in TAP or SPAN mode, for example, you cannot inject response packets via a tap.
You must use a Response port.
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Cabling the Fail-Open port

Fail-open functionality for the GE Monitoring ports is accomplished using the standard
Gigabit Fail-open Bypass Kit, sold separately. (Both Copper and Optical versions are
available.)
Fail-open functionality for the 10 Gigabit Monitoring ports is accomplished using the
standard 10 Gigabit (Optical) Fail-open Bypass Kit, sold separately.
For more information, see the documentation that accompanies the Kit.

Cabling the Management port

The Management (Mgmt) port is used for communication with the Manager server.
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Note:
recommends using a separate, dedicated management subnet to interconnect the
sensors and the Manager.
Name
Baud rate 38400
Number of bits 8
Parity None
Stop bits 1
Flow Control None
To connect the Response port to a network device:
Plug a Cat-5e Ethernet cable into the
front panel).
Connect the other end of the cable to the network device (for example, hub,
switch, router) through which you want to respond to attacks.
To connect the sensor to the Manager server:
Plug a Cat-5e Ethernet cable into the Management port (labeled
front panel of M-8000 P).
Connect the other end of the cable to the network device (for example, hub,
switch, router) that in turn connects to the Manager server.
To isolate and protect your management traffic, McAfee strongly
Attaching Cables to the M-8000
Setting
port (labeled
Response
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Cabling the Response port
on the sensor
Rx
Mgmt on the