McAfee IIP-S14C-NA-100I Product Guide - Page 3

Contents Preface ...iv Introducing McAfee IntruShield IPS iv About this guide...iv Contents of this guide ...iv Audience ...v Conventions used in this guide ...v Related Documentation...vi Contacting Technical Support ...vi Chapter 1 An introduction to IntruShield sensors 1 What is an IntruShield sensor? ...1 Sensor functionality ...1 Sensor platforms ...1 The IntruShield 1400 Sensor...2 Ports on the I-1400...2 Front Panel LEDs on the I-1400 3 Chapter 2 Before you install 5 I-1400 sensor specifications...5 Sensor capacity for I-1400 sensor 6 Network topology considerations 7 Safety measures ...8 Working with Fiber-optic ports 8 Usage restrictions...9 Unpacking the sensor...9 Contents of the sensor box ...9 Chapter 3 Setting up the I-1400 sensor prior to configuration 10 Setup overview...10 Positioning the I-1400...10 Installing the ears on the chassis 10 Cabling the sensor ...12 Powering on the sensor...12 Powering off the sensor ...12 Chapter 4 Attaching cables to the I-1400 Sensor 13 Cabling the Console port...13 Cabling the Auxiliary port ...13 Cabling the Response ports ...14 Cabling the Management port ...14 Cabling the Monitoring ports ...15 Using peer ports ...15 Default Monitoring port speed settings 15 Cable types for routers, switches, hubs, and PCs 16 Using fail-closed dongles ...16 Cabling for in-line mode ...17 Cabling the I-1400 to monitor in in-line mode 17 Cabling for Tap mode...17 Cabling the I-1400 to monitor in internal Tap mode 17 Cabling for SPAN mode ...18 Cabling the 1400 sensor to monitor in SPAN or hub mode 18 Cabling failover interconnection ports for 1400 sensor 19 Cabling I-1400 sensors for failover 19 Index ...20 iii