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Contact Information

 — (Optional) Type the contact information.

Location

 — (Optional) Type the location.

5

Click 

Save

. The added Sensor is displayed on the 

Add and Remove Devices

 page.

Configure Sensor information

Configure the Sensor with the network information, a name, and the shared secret key that the Sensor uses to

establish secure communication with the Manager. Use the name and key values you set in Step 8- Add the

Sensor to the Manager.

The first time you configure a Sensor, you must have physical access to the Sensor.

At any time during configuration, you can type a question mark (

?

) to get help on the Sensor CLI commands. For

a list of all commands, type 

commands

.

Task

1

Log on to the Sensor using the terminal connected to the Console port.

2

At the prompt, log on using the default Sensor user name 

(admin)

 and password 

(admin123)

.

 

 

3

Optional, but recommended. Change the Sensor password. At the prompt, type: 

passwd

.The Sensor prompts

you to enter the new password and prompts you for the old password.

A password must contain between 8–25 characters, is case sensitive, and can consist of any alphanumeric

character or symbol.

4

Set the name of the Sensor:

You can enter the 

setup

 command at the prompt. This automatically prompts you to provide the information

shown in items d through g and item j. Alternatively, you can use the set command. If you use the 

set

command, manually enter the complete command syntax as shown in items d through g and item j.

At the prompt, type: 

set sensor name <word>

.

Example: 

set sensor name HR_sensor1

The Sensor name is a case-sensitive character string up to 25 characters. The string can include hyphens,

underscores, and periods, and must begin with a letter.

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Summary of Contents for NS5100

Page 1: ...slot G0 The RJ 11 ports support 1 Gbps SFP fiber and 10 Gbps SFP SR and LR You can convert these ports to copper ports by using the copper SFP transceivers 3 SFP SFP 1 10 fiber Gigabit or SFP 1 Gbps c...

Page 2: ...T 1 4 RJ 45 10 100 1000 Response port R1 1 Verify the contents in the box The following accessories are shipped in the NS5x00 Sensor crate Sensor Power cords McAfee provides standard and international...

Page 3: ...x64 architecture is supported Same as the minimum required Memory 8 GB 8 GB or more CPU Server model processor such as Intel Xeon Same Disk space 100 GB 300 GB or more Network 100 Mbps card 1000 Mbps...

Page 4: ...the appliance McAfee recommends that one person hold the chassis and the other person fix it to the rail cabinet Task 1 Mount the slide rails to the rack a Align the rails and fit it into the corresp...

Page 5: ...unt inner members to the chassis unit a Place each inner member on both sides of the chassis unit Position the mounting holes of the inner member with matching mounting hooks on chassis unit b Apply t...

Page 6: ...MT 2 Plug the other end of the cable into the network device connected to your Manager server 3 On the front panel of the NS5x00 Sensors plug the DB9 Console cables into the Console port labeled Conso...

Page 7: ...into one of the monitoring ports labeled x for example 1 2 Plug the cable appropriate for use with your transceiver module into one of the monitoring ports labeled y for example 2 3 Connect the other...

Page 8: ...r and password 4 Go to the Manager Software Updates folder and select the latest Manager software version available 5 Download the zip file to the target Windows Server and extract the setup file 6 Do...

Page 9: ...ust be a minimum of 8 characters and maximum of 25 characters in length The key cannot start with an exclamation mark nor can have any spaces The parameters that you can use to define the key are 26 a...

Page 10: ...2 At the prompt log on using the default Sensor user name admin and password admin123 3 Optional but recommended Change the Sensor password At the prompt type passwd The Sensor prompts you to enter t...

Page 11: ...e if your configuration settings to this point have successfully established the Sensor on the network At the prompt type ping manager IP address If the ping is successful continue with the following...

Page 12: ...successful installation Task 1 In the Sensor CLI type status The status report is displayed The Sensor parameter System Initialized must be yes and for Manager communication Trust Established must be...

Page 13: ...System Health monitor The Manager status displays as Up and Sensor status is Active 3 From the Manager select Devices Admin Domain Name Devices Device Name Setup Physical Ports to open the ports page...

Page 14: ...urity Platform IPS Administration Guide You re up and running Your Sensor is actively monitoring connected segments and communicating with the Manager for administration and management operations Task...

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