Riverbed SteelCentral NetExpress, Installation Manual

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6 SteelCentral™ NetExpress Appliance Installation Guide
Preparation Configuration information
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Vulnerability scanner ports – If you will be using NetExpress vulnerability scan feature, then you must allow
traffic on the port that the SteelCentral product is to use for accessing the vulnerability scanner server. Obtain
vulnerability scanner server addresses and port numbers from the administrator of those systems. The default
ports are as follows:
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Nessus: 1241
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nCircle: 443
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Rapid7: 3780
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Qualys: Requires external https access to qualysapi.qualys.com (Note: This is separate from
qualysguard.qualys.com.)
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Foundstone: 3800
Configuration information
When you configure NetExpress, you will be asked to provide configuration information. Information that is required
to complete the installation is listed in the table that follows with an asterisk (*). Items not marked with an asterisk are
optional during installation and can be specified afterwards on the NetExpress Configuration > General Settings page
if necessary.
It may be useful to write the configuration values in the blank column of the checklist below so that you can refer to
them during the configuration step or afterward.
NetExpress host name:*
NetExpress IP address:*
Netmask:*
Default gateway:*
DNS name resolution for hosts (enable or disable):
Primary DNS server IP address:
Secondary DNS server IP address:
DNS search domain:
Management (Primary) port settings:
(10/100/1000 Mb/s, half- or full-duplex, or auto-negotiate)
Switch port settings:
The settings of the switch port or hub that the NetProfiler
primary port connects to. (Auto-negotiate is recommended.)
Aux interface IP address
Aux interface netmask
Aux interface switch port settings
Monitored network port settings - mon0_0
10/100/1000 Mb/s, half- or full-duplex, or auto-negotiate
Monitored network port settings - mon0_1
10/100/1000 Mb/s, half- or full-duplex, or auto-negotiate