The Network IPS appliance
provides options in the Manage
System Settings: Appliance section for configuring alerts, the SiteProtector™ system, date
and time, and other system operations of the appliance.
Configuring alerts
Use the Alerts Settings page for the
Network IPS appliance to configure sensor and health alerts for the
appliance.
System tools
Use the System
Tools to page for the
Network IPS appliance to restart and shut down the appliance and to
test the connection between the appliance and the SiteProtector system.
Configuring date and time
Use the Date/Time Configuration page
for the Network IPS appliance to fine-tune the data or to ensure high
availability (HA) pairs have the same information.
Configuring SNMP
Use the SNMP page
for the Network
IPS appliance to configure SNMP and SNMP informs and traps.
Configuring NTP
Use the NTP Configuration page for
the Network IPS appliance to add Network Time Protocol (NTP) servers
to the appliance. NTP servers get the correct time of day from a specified
source and synchronize the time of day for multiple components on
your network.
Configuring remote flow data collection
For
Network IPS appliances, configure the collection of
flow data to measure and investigate the amount and type of traffic
on a network. The appliance sends the flow data to an external event
collector.
Configuring LEEF log forwarding (syslog)
Use the LEEF Log Forwarding (syslog) page
for the Network IPS appliance to send event data to a security incident
event manager (SIEM) by using the log event extended format (LEEF).
Configuring SiteProtector split writing
Use the SiteProtector Split Writing page
to configure options that enable the Network IPS appliance to report
events to two SiteProtector systems
(primary and secondary) simultaneously for event backup.