Defining Agent Interfaces (Networking Policy) - IBM Proventia Network Enterprise Scanner User Manual

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Defining Agent Interfaces (Networking Policy)

Introduction

Configuring the

management

network interface

Configuring the

scanning network

interface

Configuring DNS

servers and search

paths

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Use the Networking policy to reconfigure the network configuration settings for the

management and scanning network interfaces and for the DNS servers and search paths.

To configure the management interface:

1. In the SiteProtector Console, set up a tab to display agent policies. (See page 74.)

2. On the navigation pane, expand the Enterprise Scanner agent.

3. Select the Networking policy for the agent, and then select the Management Interface

tab.

4. Configure the management network interface as follows:

Field

Description

Host Name

The fully qualified domain name for the Enterprise Scanner agent.

IP Address

The IP address for the management network interface that connects to

SiteProtector.

Subnet Mask

The subnet mask for the management network interface that connects to

SiteProtector.

Gateway

The address of the network gateway.

To configure the scanning interface:

1. In the SiteProtector Console, set up a tab to display agent policies. (See page 74.)

2. On the navigation pane, expand the Enterprise Scanner agent.

3. Select the Networking policy for the agent, and then select the Scan Interface tab.

4. Configure the scanning network interface as follows:

Field

IP Address

Subnet Mask

Gateway

To configure DNS servers and search paths:

1. In the SiteProtector Console, set up a tab to display agent policies. (See page 74.)

2. On the navigation pane, expand the Enterprise Scanner agent.

3. Select the Networking policy for the agent, and then select the DNS tab.

4. Configure the DNS servers and search paths as follows:

Field

Primary DNS Server

Secondary DNS Server