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McAfee® IntruShield® IPS 4.1 IntruShield Sensor 1400 Product Guide Attaching cables to the I-1400 Sensor Cabling the Monitoring ports Default monitoring port speed settings: Monitoring Ports Operating Mode Speed/Duplex Setting SPAN Tap 10/100 ports In-line Auto-negotiation is OFF; Speed and Duplex are configurable Auto-negotiation is ON; Speed is configurable; Duplex is always half Auto-negotiation is OFF; Speed and Duplex are configurable Cable types for routers, switches, hubs, and PCs The cabling instructions in this chapter: • Use a crossover Ethernet RJ45 cable to connect a router port to 10/100 Monitoring ports. • Use a straight-through Ethernet RJ45 cable to connect a switch/hub port to 10/100 Monitoring ports. • Use a crossover Ethernet RJ45 cable to connect a router port to PC to the sensor Management port. Note: You should also use a crossover Ethernet RJ45 cable to connect a PC to the sensor monitoring port. Using fail-closed dongles The fail-closed dongles provided with the sensor are designed to complement the 10/100 monitoring port functionality of the I-1400 sensor. You plug the dongle into a sensor 10/100 monitoring port, and then connect a Cat 5/Cat 5e cable to the dongle. The following table lists the operating modes where dongles should be used: SPAN Tap In-line Fail-open (traffic flows) Fail-closed (traffic stops) NA dongle no dongle NA no dongle dongle 16

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McAfee® IntruShield® IPS 4.1
Attaching cables to the I-1400 Sensor
IntruShield Sensor 1400 Product Guide
Cabling the Monitoring ports
Default monitoring port speed settings:
Monitoring Ports
Operating Mode
Speed/Duplex Setting
SPAN
Auto-negotiation is OFF;
Speed and Duplex are
configurable
Tap
Auto-negotiation is ON;
Speed is configurable;
Duplex is always half
10/100 ports
In-line
Auto-negotiation is OFF;
Speed and Duplex are
configurable
Cable types for routers, switches, hubs, and PCs
The cabling instructions in this chapter:
•
Use a crossover Ethernet RJ45 cable to connect a router port to 10/100
Monitoring ports.
•
Use a straight-through Ethernet RJ45 cable to connect a switch/hub port to
10/100 Monitoring ports.
•
Use a crossover Ethernet RJ45 cable to connect a router port to PC to the
sensor Management port.
Note:
You should also use a crossover Ethernet RJ45 cable to connect a PC to the
sensor monitoring port.
Using fail-closed dongles
The fail-closed dongles provided with the sensor are designed to complement the
10/100 monitoring port functionality of the I-1400 sensor. You plug the dongle into a
sensor 10/100 monitoring port, and then connect a Cat 5/Cat 5e cable to the dongle.
The following table lists the operating modes where dongles should be used:
SPAN
Tap
In-line
Fail-open (traffic flows)
NA
no dongle
no dongle
Fail-closed (traffic stops)
dongle
NA
dongle
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