User guide

Preface

About Proventia Appliance Documentation

Introduction This guide explains how to configure intrusion prevention, firewall settings, and other

policy settings for the Proventia Network IPS appliances using Proventia Manager, the

local management interface. It also provides information for managing the appliances

using both the Proventia Configuration Menu and Proventia Manager.

Locating additional

documentation

Additional documentation described in this topic is available on the ISS Web site at

http://www.iss.net/support/documentation/

Related publications See the following for more information about the appliance:

Knowledgebase The IBM ISS support knowledgebase is a valuable source of information. Visit the

knowledgebase at http://www.iss.net/support/knowledgebase/. You can search the

knowledgebase using key works or Answer IDs.

Tip: See Answer ID 3321 for the latest tips and known issues for Proventia Network

Intrusion Prevention System appliances.

Document Contents

Proventia Network

Intrusion Prevention

System Help

Help located in Proventia Manager and the Proventia Network IPS

Policy Editor in SiteProtector.

Proventia Network

Intrusion Prevention

System Data Sheet

General information about previous Proventia Network IPS (formerly

G Series) appliance features.

Proventia Network

Intrusion Prevention

System Frequently Asked

Questions

Frequently asked questions about the appliance and its functions.

Readme File The most current information about product issues and updates, and

how to contact Technical Support located at

http://

www.iss.net/download/.

Table 1: Reference documentation