Configuring protection domains

A protection domain is a group of Network IPS appliances that use the same policies and settings to protect against web application security attacks.

About this task

Navigating in the Network IPS Local Management Interface: Secure Protection Settings > Advanced IPS > Protection Domains

Procedure

  1. Click the Add icon.
  2. Configure the following options:
    Option Description
    Enabled Enables the protection domain.
    Protection Domain Name Specifies a descriptive name for the domain.
    Comment Specifies a unique description of the domain.
    Interface Specifies one or more appliance monitoring adapters, or interfaces, from the list.
    Note: The appliance ignores port configurations that do not apply to the specific appliance. For example, your appliance might allow you to configure only two adapter ports, even though there are additional ports that are available for configuration.
    VLans Specifies any or a range of virtual LAN tags.
    IPv4 Addresses Specifies IPv4 addresses for the domain or specifies that no IPv4 addresses are in the domain.
    IPv6 Addresses Specifies IPv6 addresses for the domain or specifies that no IPv6 addresses are in the domain.
  3. Click OK.