Table Of Contents - McAfee IIP-S14C-NA-100I - IntruShield 1400 Sensor Appliance Product Manual

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? ..................................................................................................... 1
Sensor functionality ....................................................................................................................... 1
Sensor platforms ........................................................................................................................... 1
The IntruShield 1400 Sensor......................................................................................................... 2
Ports on the I-1400.................................................................................................................2
Front Panel LEDs on the I-1400.............................................................................................3
Chapter 2 Before you install ....................................................................... 5
I-1400 sensor specifications.......................................................................................................... 5
Sensor capacity for I-1400 sensor................................................................................................. 6
Network topology considerations .................................................................................................. 7
Safety measures ........................................................................................................................... 8
Working with Fiber-optic ports................................................................................................8
Usage restrictions.......................................................................................................................... 9
Unpacking the sensor.................................................................................................................... 9
Contents of the sensor box ....................................................................................................9
Chapter 3 Setting up the I-1400 sensor prior to configuration.............. 10
Setup overview............................................................................................................................ 10
Positioning the I-1400.................................................................................................................. 10
Installing the ears on the chassis .........................................................................................10
Cabling the sensor ...................................................................................................................... 12
Powering on the sensor............................................................................................................... 12
Powering off the sensor .......................................................................................................12
Chapter 4 Attaching cables to the I-1400 Sensor ................................... 13
Cabling the Console port............................................................................................................. 13
Cabling the Auxiliary port ............................................................................................................ 13
Cabling the Response ports ........................................................................................................ 14
Cabling the Management port ..................................................................................................... 14
Cabling the Monitoring ports ....................................................................................................... 15
Using peer ports ...................................................................................................................15
Default Monitoring port speed settings.................................................................................15
Cable types for routers, switches, hubs, and PCs ...............................................................16
Using fail-closed dongles .....................................................................................................16
Cabling for in-line mode .............................................................................................................. 17
Cabling the I-1400 to monitor in in-line mode ......................................................................17
Cabling for Tap mode.................................................................................................................. 17
Cabling the I-1400 to monitor in internal Tap mode .............................................................17
Cabling for SPAN mode .............................................................................................................. 18
Cabling the 1400 sensor to monitor in SPAN or hub mode .................................................18
Cabling failover interconnection ports for 1400 sensor ............................................................... 19
Cabling I-1400 sensors for failover ......................................................................................19
Index ............................................................................................................. 20
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