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Cisco Intrusion Prevention System CLI Sensor Configuration Guide for IPS 7.1

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Administrative Tasks for the Sensor

This chapter contains procedures that will help you with the administrative aspects of your sensor. It

contains the following sections:

• Administrative Notes and Caveats, page 17-2

• Recovering the Password, page 17-2

• Clearing the Sensor Databases, page 17-12

• Displaying the Inspection Load of the Sensor, page 17-13

• Configuring Health Status Information, page 17-15

• Showing Sensor Overall Health Status, page 17-20

• Creating a Banner Login, page 17-21

• Terminating CLI Sessions, page 17-22

• Modifying Terminal Properties, page 17-23

• Configuring Events, page 17-24

• Configuring the System Clock, page 17-27

• Clearing the Denied Attackers List, page 17-28

• Displaying Policy Lists, page 17-30

• Displaying Statistics, page 17-31

• Displaying Tech Support Information, page 17-43

• Displaying Version Information, page 17-44

• Diagnosing Network Connectivity, page 17-46

• Resetting the Appliance, page 17-47

• Displaying Command History, page 17-48

• Displaying Hardware Inventory, page 17-49

• Tracing the Route of an IP Packet, page 17-51

• Displaying Submode Settings, page 17-52