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Preface This preface provides a brief introduction to the product, discusses the information in this document, and explains how this document is organized. It also provides information such as, the supporting documents for this guide and how to contact McAfee Technical Support. Introducing McAfee Network Security Platform McAfee® Network Security Platform [formerly McAfee® IntruShield®] delivers the most comprehensive, accurate, and scalable Network Access Control (NAC), network Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) and Network Threat Behavior Analysis (NTBA) for mission-critical enterprise, carrier and service provider networks, while providing unmatched protection against spyware; known, zero-day, and encrypted attacks. McAfee® Network Threat Behavior Analysis Appliance provides the capability of monitoring network traffic by analyzing NetFlow information flowing through the network in real time, thus complementing the NAC and IPS capabilities in a scenario in which McAfee Network Security Sensor, NAC Sensor, and NTBA Appliance are installed and managed through a single Manager. About this Guide This guide provides the basic troubleshooting techniques for Network Security Platform. You get information on the key issues to be taken care of in the McAfee® Network Security Manager [formerly McAfee® IntruShield® Security Manager] and McAfee® Network Security Sensor [formerly McAfee® IntruShield® Sensor] software in a step-by- step manner; right from installing Network Security Platform to troubleshooting the system. This guide provides detailed sections on the following topics:  Pre-installation recommendations  Hardening McAfee Network Security Manager (Manager) Server  Troubleshooting techniques  How to use the InfoCollector tool and Manager Watchdog Audience This guide is intended for use by network technicians responsible for maintaining the Network Security Platform and analyzing and disseminating the resulting data. It is assumed that you are familiar with IPS-related tasks, the relationship between tasks, and the commands necessary to perform particular tasks. v

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Preface
This preface provides a brief introduction to the product, discusses the information in this
document, and explains how this document is organized. It also provides information such
as, the supporting documents for this guide and how to contact McAfee Technical Support.
Introducing McAfee Network Security Platform
McAfee
®
Network Security Platform [formerly McAfee
®
IntruShield
®
] delivers the most
comprehensive, accurate, and scalable Network Access Control (NAC), network Intrusion
Prevention System (IPS) and Network Threat Behavior Analysis (NTBA) for mission-critical
enterprise, carrier and service provider networks, while providing unmatched protection
against spyware; known, zero-day, and encrypted attacks.
McAfee
®
Network Threat Behavior Analysis Appliance provides the capability of monitoring
network traffic by analyzing NetFlow information flowing through the network in real time,
thus complementing the NAC and IPS capabilities in a scenario in which McAfee Network
Security Sensor, NAC Sensor, and NTBA Appliance are installed and managed through a
single Manager.
About this Guide
This guide provides the basic troubleshooting techniques for Network Security Platform.
You get information on the key issues to be taken care of in the McAfee
®
Network Security
Manager [formerly McAfee
®
IntruShield
®
Security Manager] and McAfee
®
Network Security
Sensor [formerly McAfee
®
IntruShield
®
Sensor] software in a step-by- step manner; right
from installing Network Security Platform to troubleshooting the system.
This guide provides detailed sections on the following topics:
Pre-installation recommendations
Hardening McAfee Network Security Manager (Manager) Server
Troubleshooting techniques
How to use the InfoCollector tool and Manager Watchdog
Audience
This guide is intended for use by network technicians responsible for maintaining the
Network Security Platform and analyzing and disseminating the resulting data. It is
assumed that you are familiar with IPS-related tasks, the relationship between tasks, and
the commands necessary to perform particular tasks.