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Configuring SiteProtector Management
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Proventia Network IPS G and GX Appliance User Guide
3. Click Save Changes.
4. Add the Agent Manager(s) with which you want the appliance to communicate. See
"Configuring the Agent Manager.”
Configuring the
Agent Manager
To configure the Agent Manager:
1. In Proventia Manager, select System
ÆManagement.
2. Ensure you have enabled registration with SiteProtector.
3. In the Agent Manager Configuration area, click Add.
4. Complete or change the settings as indicated in the following table.
5. Click OK.
6. Click Save Changes.
Desired SiteProtector Group
for Sensor
Type the name of the SiteProtector group to which the
appliance should be assigned. If you do not specify a group,
then the appliance is added to the default “G-Series” or
“Network IPS” group.
Important: You must assign the appliance to a group that
contains only other Proventia Network IPS or G-Series
appliances.
Heartbeat Interval (secs) Type the number of seconds the appliance should wait
between sending heartbeats to SiteProtector.
Note: This value must be between 300 and 86,400 seconds.
Setting Description
Setting Description
Authentication Level Select an option from the list.
Note: We recommend that you accept the default option
first-
time trust
.
Agent Manager Name Type the Agent Manager name exactly as it appears in
SiteProtector.
This setting is case-sensitive.
Agent Manager Address Type the Agent Manager's IP address.
Agent Manager Port Accept the default value 3995.
Note: You can type a new port number, but you must also
configure the new port number locally on the Agent Manager
itself.
User Name If the appliance must log into an account to access the Agent
Manager, type the user name for that account here.
Note: The account user name is set on the Agent Manager.
User Password Click Set Password, type and confirm the password, and then
click OK.
Use Proxy Settings If the appliance must go through a proxy to access the Agent
Manager, select the Use Proxy Settings check box, and then
type the Proxy Server Address and Proxy Server Port.