Symantec 10521146 Administration Guide - Page 73
Symantec Network Security nodes, Smart Agents
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Populating the topology database 73 About the network topology ■ Locations: Objects that represent physical or logical groups of one or more network segments. The installation procedure automatically creates the first location object, named Enterprise by default. ■ Symantec Network Security nodes: The object category for both software and appliance nodes. ■ Software nodes: Objects that represent the Symantec Network Security software installed on a designated computer. ■ 7100 Series nodes: Objects that represent the Symantec Network Security 7100 Series appliances. ■ Network devices: The object category for both routers and router interfaces. ■ Routers: Objects that represent devices that store data packets and forward them along the most expedient route. Symantec Network Security monitors this connection between hosts or networks. ■ Interfaces: Objects that represent boundaries across which separate elements can communicate. Interfaces provide the point of contact between Symantec Network Security and routers. ■ Smart Agents: Objects that represent the entry point for event data from Symantec Decoy Server, Symantec Network Security Smart Agents, and other third-party sensors. ■ Managed network segments: Objects that represent subnets in which the network devices and interfaces reside. The Network Security console automatically creates a network segment object for each unique subnet. ■ Interfaces: Objects that represent boundaries across which separate elements can communicate. Interfaces provide the point of contact between Symantec Network Security and your network devices. ■ Monitoring interfaces: Objects that represent dedicated ports that mirror incoming or outgoing traffic on a software or appliance node. ■ In-line pairs: Objects that represent pairs of interfaces on a 7100 Series appliance node that are directly in the network traffic path. For a given flow, one interface connects to inbound traffic and the other to outbound traffic. Only in-line pairs can be configured to block malicious traffic. ■ Interface groups: Objects that represent groups of two to four interfaces on a 7100 Series appliance node that share a common sensor. Interface groups are used to monitor asymmetrically routed network environments, and are configurable only on 7100 Series nodes.