4
A policy named Default Inline IPS is active upon Sensor addition. To view this policy, select
Policy
|
<Admin
Domain Name>
|
Intrusion Prevention
|
IPS Policies
. Select
Default Inline IPS
from the list and click
View / Edit
.
The Default Inline IPS policy contains attacks already configured with a "blocking" Sensor response action. If
any attack in the policy is triggered, the Sensor automatically blocks the attack. To tune this or any other
McAfee-provided policies, you can clone the policy and then customize it as described in the McAfee Network
Security Platform IPS Administration Guide.
5
Select
Devices
|
<Admin Domain Name>
|
Devices
|
<Device Name>
|
Setup
|
Physical Ports
.
6
Select the port on the Sensor that you cabled to view port settings. Make sure that your port settings match
the cabling, for example, if port 1 is cabled for inline mode, then the
Operating Mode
in the port setting must
be inline mode.
For more information on port settings, see Configuring the monitoring and response ports of a Sensor chapter in
the McAfee Network Security 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
1
For detailed usage instructions, see the McAfee Network Security Platform IPS Administration Guide, or click the
Detailed Help
buttons in the upper-right corner of each window in the Manager.
2
Start the
Analysis
|
Threat Analyzer
to view alert statistics as attacks are detected. A summary of alerts is
displayed in the
Unacknowledged Alert Summary
area of the Manager
Dashboard
page.
3
Having problems? See the McAfee Network Security Platform Troubleshooting Guide for troubleshooting
information.
4
Most deployment problems stem from configuration mismatches between the Sensor and the network
devices to which it is connected. Check the duplex and auto-negotiation settings on both devices to ensure
that they are synchronized.
To contact technical support, go to
https://support.mcafee.com
.
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