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Installing Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Appliances and Modules 6.2
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Chapter 2 Installing IPS-4240 and IPS-4255
Front and Back Panel Features
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Average packet size of 445 bytes
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Running Cisco IPS 5.1 or later
Note
The 250-Mbps performance is traffic combined from all four sensing interfaces.
IPS-4255 replaces IDS-4250-TX. There are four 10/100/1000 copper sensing interfaces. It monitors up
to 600 Mbps of aggregate network traffic on multiple sensing interfaces and is also inline ready. The
600-Mbps performance for IPS-4255 is based on the following conditions:
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6000 new TCP connections per second
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6000 HTTP transactions per second
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Average packet size of 445 bytes
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Running Cisco IPS 5.1 or later
Note
The 600-Mbps performance is traffic combined from all four sensing interfaces.
Front and Back Panel Features
Note
Although the illustrations show IPS-4240, the IPS-4255 has the same front and back panel features and
indicators.
This section describes the IPS-4240 and IPS-4255 front and back panel features and indicators.
Figure 2-1
shows the front view of IPS-4240 and IPS-4255.
Figure 2-1
IPS-4240/IPS-4255 Front Panel Features
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PWR
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FLASH
Cisco IPS 4240
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Intrusion Prevention Sensor
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Flash
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