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3 Setting up the Sensor This chapter describes how to set up the Sensor for you to configure it. Contents Setup overview How to position the Sensor Redundant power supply How to cable the Sensor Small form-factor pluggable modules Setup overview Setting up a Sensor involves the following steps: 1 Positioning the Sensor. 2 Installing interface modules (SFP and XFP). 3 Attaching power, network, and monitoring cables. 4 Powering on the Sensor. 5 Configuring the Sensor after you have set up and powered it on. How to position the Sensor Place the Sensor in a physically secure location, close to the switches or routers it will be monitoring. Ideally, the Sensor should be located within a standard communications rack. To mount the Sensor on a rack, you will attach two mounting ears and rails to the Sensor as described in the subsequent sections of this guide. The M-8000 Sensor consists of two 2RU boxes (M-8000 P and M-8000 S). Tasks • Install the rails and ears on the chassis and rack on page 17 • Remove a Sensor from the rack on page 18 Install the rails and ears on the chassis and rack Before you begin Before you install the rails and ears on the chassis, make sure that the power is off. Remove the power cable and all network interface cables from the Sensor. McAfee® Network Security Platform M-8000 Sensor Product Guide 17