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Contents Preface ......................iv Introducing McAfee IntruShield IPS ....................iv About this guide..........................iv Contents of this guide ......................iv Audience ............................v Conventions used in this guide ..................... v Related Documentation.........................vi Contacting Technical Support .......................vi Chapter 1 An introduction to IntruShield sensors........1 What is an IntruShield sensor? .....................
Preface This preface provides a brief introduction to McAfee IntruShield, discusses the information in this document, and explains how this document is organized. It also provides information such as the supporting documents for this guide and how to contact McAfee Technical Support.
McAfee® IntruShield® IPS 4.1 IntruShield Sensor 1400 Product Guide Audience Audience This guide is intended to be used by network technicians and maintenance personnel who are responsible for installing, configuring, and maintaining this IntruShield sensor, but not necessarily familiar with IPS-related tasks, the relationship between tasks, or the commands necessary to perform particular tasks.
• In-line Sensor Deployment • Virtualization • IntruShield Gigabit Optical Fail-Open Bypass Kit Guide • IntruShield Gigabit Copper Fail-Open Bypass Kit Guide Contacting Technical Support If you have any questions, contact McAfee for assistance: Online Contact McAfee Technical Support http://mysupport.mcafee.com.
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Global phone contact numbers can be found at McAfee Contact Information http://www.mcafee.com/us/about/contact/index.html page. McAfee requires that you provide your GRANT ID and the serial number of Note: your system when opening a ticket with Technical Support. You will be provided...
TCP connections, “scrubbing” malicious packets, and even blocking attack packets entirely before they reach the intended target. Sensor platforms McAfee offers multiple sensor platforms providing different bandwidth and deployment strategies.
Power supply . The I-1400 power supply port is located in the front of the sensor. The supply uses a standard IEC port (IEC320-C13). McAfee provides a standard, 2m NEMA 5-15P (US) power cable (3 wire). International customers must procure a country-appropriate power cable.
McAfee® IntruShield® IPS 4.1 An introduction to IntruShield sensors IntruShield Sensor 1400 Product Guide The IntruShield 1400 Sensor Built-in internal tap (not shown) . The internal tap (used with the 10/100 ports) provide stealth mode monitoring functionality and forgo the need of an external tap or connection to a SPAN port or hub.
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McAfee® IntruShield® IPS 4.1 An introduction to IntruShield sensors IntruShield Sensor 1400 Product Guide The IntruShield 1400 Sensor Status Description Temp Green Inlet air temperature measured inside chassis is normal. (Chassis temperature OK.) Amber Inlet air temperature measured inside chassis is too hot. (Chassis temperature too hot.)
H A P T E R Before you install Sensor specifications, safety measures, unpacking a sensor This chapter describes best practices for deployment of IntruShield sensors on your network. Topics include system requirements, site planning, safety considerations for handling the sensor, and usage restrictions that apply to the sensor. I-1400 sensor specifications The following table lists the specifications of the I-1400 sensor.
McAfee® IntruShield® IPS 4.1 Before you install IntruShield Sensor 1400 Product Guide Network topology considerations Maximum Type I-1400 DoS Profiles SYN rate (64-byte packets per second) 64,000 ACL Rules (refer to note below) Computing the number of ACL rules utilized per sensor You can calculate the number of ACL rules being utilized per sensor by adding all the rules configured at the sensor-level, port-level, and sub-interface level.
McAfee® IntruShield® IPS 4.1 Before you install IntruShield Sensor 1400 Product Guide Safety measures Safety measures The safety measures given below apply to all sensor models unless otherwise specified. Carefully read the following warnings before you install the product. Failure to observe these safety warnings could result in serious physical injury.
• The sensor appliance is not a general purpose workstation. • McAfee prohibits the use of the sensor appliance for anything other than operating the IntruShield IPS. • McAfee prohibits the modification or installation of any hardware or software in the sensor appliance that is not part of the normal operation of the IntruShield IPS.
H A P T E R Setting up the I-1400 sensor prior to configuration This chapter describes the process of setting up a sensor prior to configuring it via the ISM. Setup overview Setting up a sensor involves the following steps: Positioning the sensor.
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Figure 1: Attaching the mounting ears to the sensor chassis Mounting the I-1400 sensor in a rack McAfee recommends rack-mounting your sensors. The rack-mounting hardware included with the sensors is suitable for most 19-inch equipment racks and telco-type racks. For maintenance purposes, you should have access to the front and rear of the sensor.
Connect the power cable to the sensor power supply. Connect the power cable to a power source. Powering off the sensor McAfee recommends that you use the shutdown CLI command to halt the sensor before powering it down.
Follow the steps outlined in this chapter to connect cables to the various ports on your sensor. Cabling the Console port The Console port is used for setup and configuration of the sensor. For console connections, plug the DB9 Console cable supplied by McAfee into port (labeled on the sensor front panel). Console...
Connect the other end of the cable to the network device (for example, hub, switch, router) that in turn connects to the ISM server. To isolate and protect your management traffic, McAfee strongly Note: recommends using a separate, dedicated management subnet to interconnect the...
McAfee® IntruShield® IPS 4.1 Attaching cables to the I-1400 Sensor IntruShield Sensor 1400 Product Guide Cabling the Monitoring ports Cabling the Monitoring ports Monitoring ports connect to the network devices you will be monitoring via the sensor. You can deploy sensors in the operating modes shown in the following table.
McAfee® IntruShield® IPS 4.1 Attaching cables to the I-1400 Sensor IntruShield Sensor 1400 Product Guide Cabling for in-line mode Cabling for in-line mode Cabling the I-1400 to monitor in in-line mode In-line mode requires that you use a pair of sensor ports as described in the section Using peer ports (on page 15).
McAfee® IntruShield® IPS 4.1 Attaching cables to the I-1400 Sensor IntruShield Sensor 1400 Product Guide Cabling for SPAN mode The total cable length of the two LAN cables connected to the two ports in Note: Tap mode (that is 1A and 1B) cannot exceed 100 meters if you want to use fail- open mode.
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