Overview; About Network Security Sensors - McAfee M-3050 Product Manual

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Overview

This chapter provides an overview of McAfee
M-4050 Sensor model in particular.
Contents

About Network Security Sensors

Functions of a Sensor
Network topology considerations
M-3050/M-4050 key features
M-3050/M-4050 physical description
About Network Security Sensors
McAfee Network Security Sensors (Sensors) are high-performance, scalable, and flexible content
processing appliances built for the accurate detection and prevention of:
• network intrusions
• network misuse
• Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks
Sensors are specifically designed to handle traffic at wire speed, efficiently inspect and detect
intrusions with a high degree of accuracy, and flexible enough to adapt to the security needs of any
enterprise environment. When deployed at key network access points, the Sensor provides real-time
traffic monitoring to detect malicious activity and respond to the malicious activity as configured by
the administrator.
After you deploy a Sensor successfully, you configure and manage it using the McAfee
Security Manager (Manager). The process of configuring a Sensor and establishing communication
with the Manager is described in the subsequent chapters of this guide. For the details about the
Manager, see the McAfee Network Security Platform Getting Started Guide.
McAfee Network Security Platform
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® Network Security Sensors in general and the M-3050/
M-3050/M-4050 Sensor Product Guide
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