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Data Enabling Features
Step 3
Enter the Community String and its IP Range.
Step 4
Click
Add
.
Step 5
Repeat
Step 2
through
Step 4
for all the community strings that you want to add.
Step 6
Click
Submit
to commit these additions.
You can add multiple community strings for the same network by adding similar entries.
Add Valid Networks to Discovery List
Adding valid networks confines the MARS to discover the networks that you want. MARS uses this
information to create topologies, find MAC addresses, and for end-point lookup (attack paths).
Note
You can only specify networks for the zone where the MARS Appliance operates.
To add valid networks, follow these steps:
Step 1
Click
Admin
>
Valid Networks
to open the Valid Networks page.
Step 2
Enter the
SNMP Target
’s IP address.
The SNMP target is the entry-point where the MARS starts discovering devices on a network. It typically
identifies an address on a default gateway of the network.
Step 3
Click either
Network IP
or
Network Range
to define the scope of the scan.
Step 4
Enter the appropriate information.
Step 5
Click
Submit
.
Remove Networks from Discovery List
To remove a network, follow these steps:
Step 1
Click
Admin
>
Valid Networks
to open the Valid Networks page.
Step 2
Click the network that you want to remove.
Step 3
Click
Remove
.
Discover Layer 3 Data On Demand
You can schedule topology discovery, as defined in
Scheduling Topology Updates, page 2-39
. However,
you can also initiate an on-demand discovery.
To perform an on-demand discovery, follow these steps:
Step 1
Click
Admin
>
Valid Networks
to open the Valid Networks page.
