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Chapter 2. Using the Setup Wizard to Provision the STM in Your Network | 25
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2. Using the Setup Wizard to Provision the
STM in Your Network
This chapter describes provisioning the STM in your network. This chapter contains the
following sections:
• Choosing a Deployment Scenario on this page
• Understanding the Steps for Initial Connection on page 27
• Logging In to the STM on page 28
• Using the Setup Wizard to Perform the Initial Configuration on page 32
• Verifying Correct Installation on page 49
• Registering the STM with NETGEAR on page 50
• What to Do Next on page 51
Choosing a Deployment Scenario
The STM is an inline transparent bridge appliance that can easily be deployed to any point
on the network without the need for network reconfiguration or additional hardware.
The following are the most common deployment scenarios for the STM. Depending on your
network environment and the areas that you want to protect, you can choose one or a
combination of the deployment scenarios that are described in the following sections:
• Gateway Deployment on this page
• Server Group on page 26
• Segmented LAN Deployment on page 27
Gateway Deployment
In a typical gateway deployment scenario, a single STM appliance is installed at the
gateway—between the firewall and the LAN core switch—to protect the network against all
malware threats entering and leaving the gateway. Installing the STM behind the firewall
protects it from denial of service (DoS) attacks.