About Nodes And Interfaces - Symantec 10521146 - Network Security 7120 Administration Manual

About nodes and interfaces

4 Click Color, and select a color to associate with this location. At a glance, you
can see which incidents and events were detected in this location. You can
select any color except white. Click OK or Reset.
5 In Description, enter an optional description of up to 255 characters, and
click OK.
See "Description"
Caution: Click Topology > Save Changes before quitting the Network
Security console. You will lose any unsaved changes when you exit.
Under any location object, SuperUsers can add the following nodes and objects:
See "About router objects"
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See "About nodes and interfaces"
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See "About Smart Agents"
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See "Deleting objects"
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Under Enterprise, the location object created automatically during the
installation process, SuperUsers can add objects to represent each software
node and 7100 Series appliance node, as follows:
Network Security software nodes: The objects that represent Symantec
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Network Security software installed on designated computers.
See "Adding or editing software nodes"
7100 Series appliance nodes: The objects that represent Symantec Network
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Security software installed on the new Symantec Network Security 7100
Series appliance.
See "Adding or editing 7100 Series nodes"
Node interfaces: Interface objects represent the point of contact between
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Symantec Network Security and the devices in the network. Some interface
objects are mandatory, others are optional.
See "About monitoring interfaces on software nodes"
See "About 7100 Series interfaces"
See "About router interfaces"
See "About Smart Agent interfaces"
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Populating the topology database
Adding nodes and objects
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