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Network segments

You can connect up to four Network IPS appliances to the 10G Network Active Bypass unit. The four
network segments work independently.

Table 2. Network segments

Item

Description

(1) Appliance port

Ports that connect the 10G Network Active Bypass unit
to a Network IPS appliance.

(2) Appliance link & activity LED

Link

 

and

 

activity

 

status

 

of

 

the

 

connected

 

Network

 

IPS

 

appliance.

10G

 

uses

 

orange

 

LED

Blinking

 

orange

 

=

 

Traffic

 

activity

 

(blinks

 

only

 

when

 

receiving

 

traffic,

 

not

 

when

 

transmitting

 

traffic)

Solid

 

orange

 

=

 

Traffic

 

link

1G

 

uses

 

yellow

 

LED

Blinking

 

yellow

 

=

 

Traffic

 

activity

Solid

 

yellow

 

=

 

Traffic

 

link

(3) Network port

Ports that connect the 10G Network Active Bypass unit
to the network and from the network.

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10G Network Active Bypass V3.4: User Guide

Summary of Contents for 10G Network Active Bypass

Page 1: ...IBM Security 10G Network Active Bypass User Guide V ersion 3 4...

Page 2: ...yright statement Copyright IBM Corporation 2011 2014 U S Government Users Restricted Rights Use duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp Publication Date April 2...

Page 3: ...ve Bypass unit on your network 11 Logging in to the management interface 12 Bypass settings 13 HA Service 16 Bond service 16 Link SFP 17 Management port settings 17 System logging 18 Email notificatio...

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Page 5: ...tion statement regulation notice This product is not intended to be connected directly or indirectly by any means whatsoever to interfaces of public telecommunications networks Copyright IBM Corp 2011...

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Page 7: ...n conditions To avoid these hazards ensure that your system electrical requirements do not exceed branch circuit protection requirements Refer to the information that is provided with your device or t...

Page 8: ...t signal cables v Never turn on any equipment when there is evidence of fire water or structural damage v Disconnect the attached power cords telecommunications systems networks and modems before you...

Page 9: ...n To provide the correct power connection to a rack refer to the rating labels located on the equipment in the rack to determine the total power requirement of the supply circuit v For sliding drawers...

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Page 17: ...IP network configuration is helpful Supported Network IPS appliance model The 10G Network Active Bypass unit supports the GX7800 Network IPS appliance model Latest product documentation For the latest...

Page 18: ...roblem to IBM Support in one of the following ways v By using IBM Support Assistant ISA if the Service Request tool is enabled on your product Any data that has been collected can be attached to the s...

Page 19: ...k IPS appliances Extensive bypass configuration You can configure these bypass options v Heartbeat pattern v Heartbeat interval v Bypass on link loss or power loss v Configuration of the number of lin...

Page 20: ...2 168 0 111 The default management port Web address is https 192 168 0 111 Extensive command line interface The 10G Network Active Bypass unit includes a command line interface that provides these fea...

Page 21: ...console interface through the network 4 TAP ports Ports used to passively monitor and mirror network traffic Note The 10G Network Active Bypass unit provides seven functioning TAP ports 1 through 7 T...

Page 22: ...PS appliance 2 Appliance link activity LED Link and activity status of the connected Network IPS appliance 10G uses orange LED Blinking orange Traffic activity blinks only when receiving traffic not w...

Page 23: ...e Bypass unit is placed inline with the Network IPS appliance and is connected to the Network IPS appliance and to the networks Inline mode When the 10G Network Active Bypass unit is in inline mode ne...

Page 24: ...conds or 10 heartbeat packets per second Port A2 appliance out must receive the same heartbeat packet from the Network IPS appliance Note By default the heartbeat packet is sent every 100 milliseconds...

Page 25: ...e Bypass unit but the traffic bypasses the appliance ports The 10G Network Active Bypass unit continues to inject heartbeats from the Network IPS appliance into the stream out of the Network IPS appli...

Page 26: ...ic flows between the network ports but the 10G Network Active Bypass unit does not send heartbeat packets In this mode the 10G Network Active Bypass unit tries to negotiate at the link speed and duple...

Page 27: ...TX The port mirrors both the receiving traffic and the transmitting traffic to the user defined TAP port Power failure protection You can program the 10G Network Active Bypass unit to open a network...

Page 28: ...ctive Bypass unit Table 5 Supported transceivers and orderable transceiver kits Form Factor Speed Mode IBM Part Number IBM Orderable PN kit of 2 SFP 1G SX multi mode 51J1701 51J2260 SFP 1G LX single m...

Page 29: ...nd to two different power sources for added redundancy Tip Use independent AC power sources to maximize power redundancy in the event of AC power loss from a single source 4 Check the Power LEDs on th...

Page 30: ...web browser 3 Type https 192 168 0 111 The 10G Network Active Bypass unit uses a default IP address of 192 168 0 111 These default values remain in effect until you change them You can use the Managem...

Page 31: ...of power If a power failure is detected Power Fail Protection Operation is triggered which initiates a switch to bypass mode During this no power state the network ports connect physically to create...

Page 32: ...ypass unit does not receive heartbeat signals within the Timeout period it will change to or remain inline By default without a heartbeat 10G Network Active Bypass unit remains inline Manual Active By...

Page 33: ...3 Bidirectional heartbeat When enabled the system sends heartbeat packets on both the A1 and A2 ports of the specified segment instead of just A1 No Link fault detection Generates an SNMP trap if a ne...

Page 34: ...d Primary Primary segment of the pair where traffic usually flows Secondary Backup segment used if the primary segment fails Bond service Use the Bond Service page to configure a pair of segments in a...

Page 35: ...0 1 DNS 2 IP address of the secondary domain name system server 0 0 0 0 Link Mode Auto negotiation Allows the 10G Network Active Bypass unit to select the best common mode automatically over the link...

Page 36: ...r Identification Host name of the syslog server Heartbeat status template Log entry template for heartbeat status change messages Heartbeat Segment segment state hb_state_name OpMode op_mode_name Powe...

Page 37: ...assword for the outgoing SMTP mail server if applicable Outgoing Server SMTP Security SSL encryption used between the SMTP mail server and mail client Enabled Secured From Sender s Email Address The n...

Page 38: ...p server public Alias SNMP Alias of trap manager Heartbeat status template Log entry template for heartbeat status change messages bypassInOut bypassTrapModuleId u segment bypassTrapStateBypass s hb_s...

Page 39: ...tive Bypass unit time with a network time server Disabled NTP server Public domain of a collection of computers that provide time using NTP us pool ntp org Use the Time Zone page to set the time zone...

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Page 41: ...s unit Management IP IP address for the management port Tip Use the Management Port page if you want to change IP settings for the management port 192 168 0 111 Current temperature Current temperature...

Page 42: ...Table 18 Backup or restore settings Field Description Save Settings Saves a copy of the current settings on the 10G Network Active Bypass unit in a file named config txt Load Settings Location of a s...

Page 43: ...Bypass unit and to view a snapshot of traffic activity The information on this page is updated every 10 seconds User account settings Use the Users page to change the user name and password required t...

Page 44: ...CACS settings Field Description Default TACACS Allows TACACS protocol for access control Disabled Server IP address of the server providing access services 0 0 0 0 Protocol Protocol used for the conne...

Page 45: ...ge The 10G Network Active Bypass unit sends a notice when one of the two power cables is disconnected If both power cables are disconnected then the 10G Network Active Bypass unit sends a coldboot not...

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Page 47: ...nd the SSH remote shell emulator Connection type Port on 10G Network Active Bypass unit Cable Serial terminal emulator Console port Console cable SSH remote shell emulator Management port Management c...

Page 48: ...onfigure Enter configuration mode exit Exit from the CLI show Display system or configuration information statistics Port statistics operations system System action Select the show command and then ty...

Page 49: ...etection information links Configure link status management if Configure management interface information notification Configure notification setting sfp Configure sfp information statistics Configure...

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Page 53: ...uplex 17 hardware interface 3 I IBM Security support portal xviii technical support xviii troubleshooting xviii inline mode 5 L Link Mode 17 Log Setting page 18 M Manage Settings page 24 management in...

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