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N-Platform Hardware Installation and Safety Guide
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Filter and software distribution
— Monitors and maintains the distribution and import of filters,
Digital Vaccine packages, and software for the TippingPoint Operating System and SMS client. The
SMS client and Central Management Server can distribute these packages according to segment group
settings. The Central Management Server maintains a link to the Threat Management Center (TMC) for
downloading and installing package updates.
SMS client
The TippingPoint Security Management System (SMS) client provides services and functions to monitor,
manage, and configure the entire TippingPoint system.
This client is a Java-based application installed and accessed on a computer running the appropriate
operating system. Each user receives a specific user level with enhanced security measures to protect access
and configuration of the system.
You can monitor the entire TippingPoint system through the SMS client on a computer with the following
requirements:
• One of the following operating systems:
• Windows 98, 2nd edition
• Windows NT, Service Pack 5 or later
• Windows 2000, Service Pack 3 or later
• Windows XP
• Windows 7
• Apple OS X
• Red Hat Linux
• One of the following browsers:
• Microsoft Internet Explorer, version 6.0 or higher
• Firefox
• Safari
The SMS features a policy-based operational model for scalable and uniform enterprise management.
It enables behavior and performance analysis with trending reports, correlation and real-time graphs.
Reporting includes all, specific, and top attacks and their sources and destinations, as well as all, specific, and
top peers and filters for misuse and abuse (peer-to-peer piracy) attacks. You can create, save, and schedule
reports using report templates. All reports are run against system and audit logs stored for each device
managed by the system. These logs detail triggered filters. You can modify, update, and control distribution
of these filters according to segment groups for refined intrusion prevention.
