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Configuring Sensor information, Add New Device - console

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The Add New Device page is displayed. e Enter information in the appropriate fields and click Save. Remember the Shared Secret value entered at this step. This value is used while you configure the Sensor. For more information on the fields in Add New Device page, see McAfee Network Security Platform Device Administration Guide. 7 Configuring Sensor information Configuring the Sensor involves specifying network information, a name, and the shared secret key that the Sensor uses to establish secure communication with the Manager. Use the same name and key values set earlier. The first time you configure the Sensor, you must have physical access to the Sensor. At any time during configuration, you can type a question mark (?) to get help on the Sensor command-line interface (CLI) commands. For a list of all commands, type commands. a Log on to the Sensor using the terminal connected to the Console port. b At the prompt, log on using the default Sensor user name (admin) and password (admin123). c Optional, but recommended-Change the Sensor password. At the prompt, type: passwd. The Sensor prompts you to enter the new password and prompts you for the old password. A password must contain between 8 and 25 characters, is case-sensitive, and can consist of any alphanumeric character or symbol. 7

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The
Add New Device
page is displayed.
e
Enter information in the appropriate fields and click
Save
.
Remember the
Shared Secret
value entered at this step. This value is used while you
configure the Sensor.
For more information on the fields in
Add New Device
page, see
McAfee Network Security
Platform Device Administration Guide
.
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Configuring Sensor information
Configuring the Sensor involves specifying network information, a name, and the shared secret key
that the Sensor uses to establish secure communication with the Manager. Use the same name and
key values set earlier.
The first time you configure the Sensor, you must have physical access to the Sensor.
At any time during configuration, you can type a question mark (
?
) to get help on the Sensor
command-line interface (CLI) commands. For a list of all commands, type
commands
.
a
Log on to the Sensor using the terminal connected to the Console port.
b
At the prompt, log on using the default
Sensor user name
(admin)
and
password
(admin123)
.
c
Optional, but recommended
—Change the
Sensor password. At the prompt, type:
passwd
.
The Sensor prompts you to enter the
new password and prompts you for the
old password.
A password must contain between 8 and 25 characters, is case-sensitive, and can
consist of any alphanumeric character or symbol.
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