IPS 4200 Series Apparatus Sensors (formerly accepted as IDS 4200)
The IPS sensor apparatus arrangement administration can be performed in two ways:
Console access: The IPS Sensor software provides a command-line interface (CLI), which is a fullfeatured
Cisco IOS software-like CLI that provides accessory configuration. Although appliance the CLI allows the
user to configure best of the agreement and authoritative tasks, a web-based graphical interface is
more automatic and accessible to navigate.
Web-based GUI interface appliance HTTP or HTTPS: After the sensor is initialized appliance the console, the
administrator can use the HTTP or HTTPS web-based user-interface appliance to accomplish configuration,
administration, and ecology tasks. HTTPS is enabled by default.
A step-by-step bureaucracy astrologer is accessible to configure basal initialization tasks appliance the bureaucracy command. The
setup command allows configuring basal sensor settings, including the hostname, IP interfaces, Telnet server,
web server port, ACLs, time settings, and allotment and enabling interfaces. After the sensor is initialized, it can
communicate over the arrangement appliance the IDM, VMS, or Cisco Intrusion Prevention Arrangement Accessory Manager. Use
the appearance agreement command or the added current-config command to verify sensor settings. Cisco IPS
Sensor is covered in detail in Chapter 20, "Network Intrusion Prevention."