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Table of Contents iii
Table of Contents
About This Guide xi
Audience.........................................................................................................xi
Conventions....................................................................................................xi
Documentation ..............................................................................................xii
Web Access for Documentation...............................................................xii
Requesting Technical Support........................................................................xii
Self-Help Online Tools and Resources..................................................... xiii
Chapter 1 Planning an Installation 1
IDP Configuration Basics..................................................................................2
IDP Sensor Placement ...............................................................................2
IDP Sensor Deployment Mode...................................................................2
NetScreen-Security Manager......................................................................5
Chapter 2 Hardware Overview 7
IDP Sensors......................................................................................................7
IDP 75 Sensor............................................................................................8
IDP 250 Sensor..........................................................................................8
IDP 800 Sensor..........................................................................................8
IDP 8200 Sensor........................................................................................9
Traffic Ports (Forwarding Interfaces)..............................................................10
Configurable NIC States...........................................................................10
Normal State.....................................................................................11
NIC Bypass State...............................................................................11
NIC Bypass and Cable Choices ..........................................................12
External Bypass Unit State ................................................................12
NICs Off State ...................................................................................12
Peer Port Modulation...............................................................................13
Management Ports.........................................................................................13
Hard Drives and USB Ports ............................................................................13
Power Supplies ..............................................................................................13
IDP Sensor LEDs ............................................................................................14
System Status LEDs .................................................................................14
Management and High Availability Port LEDs..........................................14
Traffic Port LEDs .....................................................................................15
Hard Drive LEDs on Front Panel..............................................................15
Power Supply LEDs on Back Panel ..........................................................16
Chapter 3 Installing the Sensor 17
General Installation Guidelines .......................................................................17
Rack Mounting the IDP Sensor.......................................................................18
Required Tools ........................................................................................18