McAfee NS5100 Quick Start Manual Download

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The supported transceiver modules are SFP+ (MM and SM), SFP Fiber (MM and SM) and Copper SFP.

Figure 2 Sensor rear panel

Power supply inlet (2)

The NS5x00 Sensors are shipped with one power supply unit. A second power supply (optional) is supported

to enable redundancy.

USB ports (2)

RJ-45 10/100/1000 Management port (MGMT) (1)

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 power cables)

• Set of rack mounting rails

• Printed Quick Start Guide

Verify the hardware and software requirements

Make sure to meet the following hardware requirements. For more information, see the McAfee Network Security

Platform Installation Guide.

The following are the system requirements for a Manager server.

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...