Solutions Fast Track
Understanding the Cisco IDS Management Center
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The IDS MC logs centralized analysis annal pertinent to the advance apprehension system.
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The IDS MC can administer about 300 sensors.
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Sensor and signature agreement are key functions performed by the IDS MC.
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Maintaining accepted sensor software and signature releases are functions of the IDS MC.
Installing the Cisco IDS Management Center
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Prerequisite articles accommodate Windows 2000 and Cisco Works Common Services.
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A accompanying artefact is the Aegis Monitor that displays real-time alarms from the sensors.
Setting Up Sensors and Sensor Groups
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Sensors should be placed at access credibility to the arrangement and amid sub-networks of altered aegis levels.
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Sensors with agnate agreement settings can be placed in the aforementioned sensor accumulation or subgroup.
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A sensor can be placed abaft a clarification router so the sensor can affair a blocking command to the router back an advance is detected.
Configuring Signatures and Alarms
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There are six classifications of signatures: general, TCP, UDP, string-matching, ACL, and custom.
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Signature settings can be configured and acquainted by the IDS MC.
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The IDS MC can generate, approve, and arrange sensor agreement files.
Configuring Reports
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The IDS MC has six analysis log reports: subsystem, sensor adaptation import, sensor agreement import, sensor agreement deployment, animate notification, and analysis log.
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Letters can be generated immediately, appointed at a after time, or appointed at approved intervals.
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The generated letters can abide online for examination or be deleted.
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The generated letters can be exported into an HTML file.
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The appointed address ambit can be edited.
Administering the Cisco IDS MC Server
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Database Rules are advised to activate accomplishments back defined database accident thresholds are reached.
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The IDS MC can be acclimated to amend sensor software versions and signature releases.
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An e-mail server can be defined for the IDS MC to use to administer e-mail notifications.