Symantec 10521146 Administration Guide - Page 85

About nodes and interfaces, Color, Reset, Description, Topology, Save Changes

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Populating the topology database 85 Adding nodes and objects 4 Click Color, and select a color to associate with this location. At a glance, you can see which incidents and events were detected in this location. You can select any color except white. Click OK or Reset. 5 In Description, enter an optional description of up to 255 characters, and click OK. See "Description" on page 77. Caution: Click Topology > Save Changes before quitting the Network Security console. You will lose any unsaved changes when you exit. Under any location object, SuperUsers can add the following nodes and objects: ■ See "About router objects" on page 101. ■ See "About nodes and interfaces" on page 85. ■ See "About Smart Agents" on page 104. ■ See "Deleting objects" on page 81. About nodes and interfaces Under Enterprise, the location object created automatically during the installation process, SuperUsers can add objects to represent each software node and 7100 Series appliance node, as follows: ■ Network Security software nodes: The objects that represent Symantec Network Security software installed on designated computers. See "Adding or editing software nodes" on page 86. ■ 7100 Series appliance nodes: The objects that represent Symantec Network Security software installed on the new Symantec Network Security 7100 Series appliance. See "Adding or editing 7100 Series nodes" on page 92. ■ Node interfaces: Interface objects represent the point of contact between Symantec Network Security and the devices in the network. Some interface objects are mandatory, others are optional. See "About monitoring interfaces on software nodes" on page 89. See "About 7100 Series interfaces" on page 95. See "About router interfaces" on page 103. See "About Smart Agent interfaces" on page 106.

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Populating the topology database
Adding nodes and objects
4
Click
Color
, and select a color to associate with this location. At a glance, you
can see which incidents and events were detected in this location. You can
select any color except white. Click
OK
or
Reset
.
5
In
Description
, enter an optional description of up to 255 characters, and
click
OK
.
See
²Description³
on page 77.
Caution:
Click
Topology
>
Save Changes
before quitting the Network
Security console. You will lose any unsaved changes when you exit.
Under any location object, SuperUsers can add the following nodes and objects:
See ²About router objects³
on page 101.
See ²About nodes and interfaces³
on page 85.
See ²About Smart Agents³
on page 104.
See
²Deleting objects³
on page 81.
About nodes and interfaces
Under Enterprise, the location object created automatically during the
installation process, SuperUsers can add objects to represent each software
node and 7100 Series appliance node, as follows:
Network Security software nodes
: The objects that represent Symantec
Network Security software installed on designated computers.
See
²Adding or editing software nodes³
on page 86.
7100 Series appliance nodes
: The objects that represent Symantec Network
Security software installed on the new Symantec Network Security 7100
Series appliance.
See ²Adding or editing 7100 Series nodes³
on page 92.
Node interfaces
: Interface objects represent the point of contact between
Symantec Network Security and the devices in the network. Some interface
objects are mandatory, others are optional.
See
²About monitoring interfaces on software nodes³
on page 89.
See
²About 7100 Series interfaces³
on page 95.
See
²About router interfaces³
on page 103.
See
²About Smart Agent interfaces³
on page 106.