User Guide

OmniAccess SafeGuard OS Administration Guide

Chapter 1: SafeGuard OS Overview

Figure 2 High Availability (Redundant) SafeGuard Controller Deployment

Understanding Protection Modes

Ingress and egress data traffic is managed by SafeGuard devices based on the level of

protection mode set within the device. Based on the established protection mode—Pass-

thru mode, Monitor mode, or Protect mode. For details on setting protection modes, see

Changing the Protection Mode of Ports on page 95.

Table 3 Supported Protection Modes

Protection

Mode

When Used SafeGuard Controller SafeGuard Switch

Pass-thru

Mode

First time set up

and cabling

Acts as a transparent

bridge. All security

functionality is

bypassed.

Acts as a standard L2/

L3 switch. All security

functionality is

bypassed.

Monitor Mode

Testing and

trials

Authentication, captive portal, visualization,

malware detection and protection and user-

based policy checking is applied to all data

traffic, but enforcement is ignored.

CST_011

Internet

WAN/VPN

Secure LAN

controller

Firewall

Core

switch

Active