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IBM Proventia
Network Intrusion Prevention System
®
Welcome
Congratulations on your new appliance!
This card will help you do the following:
Connect the Appliance
1
Configure Appliance Settings
2
Connect to Proventia Manager
3
Install the Product License
4
Update the Appliance
5
After you finish these tasks, the IBM Proventia
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) User Guide walks you
through other important tasks, such as:
• Setting up appliance management
• Configuring your security policies, including specifying
events and responses
• Creating firewall rules to protect your network
• Tracking alerts
• Monitoring important system information
Requirements:
• Power cord(s)
• Proventia serial console cable (blue)
• Ethernet crossover cable (red)
• For each inline segment:*
- A pair of Ethernet cables, straight-through or
crossover, depending on your network type
- A crossover adapter
• Additional Ethernet cables as needed
• PC with Internet Explorer and Internet connection
*IBM provides one crossover adapter and two one-foot Ethernet cables
(green) per segment.
A
E
Network
®
Reference Key
A
LCD Controller Module
Used for initial network configuration, restarting or shutting
down the appliance and obtaining IPS version information
Protected Ports
B
Used for either inline intrusion prevention (IPS mode) or
passive intrusion detection (IDS mode). Inline prevention
uses a pair of ports per segment. Passive detection uses a
single port per segment.
Note: Your port configuration may look slightly different depending on the
combination of fiber and copper you selected.
C
Serial Console Port
Used for optional terminal-based setup and recovery
B
F
G
Getting Started
GX5000 Series Appliance
C
D
H
D
USB Ports
Management Ports
E
Management port 1 is used to
communicate with Proventia Manager
and SiteProtector
Management System
®
Management port 2 is used exclusively
for sending RSKill (TCP Reset) responses
Power Supplies
F
Power Button
G
H
Fan Assemblies
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Summary of Contents for IBM Proventia GX5000 Series
- Page 1 Power Button • Additional Ethernet cables as needed Serial Console Port Fan Assemblies • PC with Internet Explorer and Internet connection Used for optional terminal-based setup and recovery *IBM provides one crossover adapter and two one-foot Ethernet cables (green) per segment.
- Page 2 Connect the Appliance Keep management and monitoring communication separate so network traffic can pass uninterrupted through the appliance’s network interface card (NIC). TCP Reset Management port 2, on the right, is the RS Kill (TCP Reset) port. Cable the Appliance The appliance does not send kill responses until you configure 1.
- Page 3 Or Call: 1-888-447-4861 © Copyright IBM Corporation 2007. Produced in the United States of America. All Rights Reserved. IBM and the IBM logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. Ahead of the threat, Proventia, SiteProtector, X-Force and X-Press Update are trademarks or registered trademarks of Internet Security Systems, Inc.