McAfee M-1250 - Cable the Auxiliary Port; Connect the Cable to the Response Port

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Connect the other end of the Console port cable directly to a COM port of the PC or terminal server you will
use to congure the Sensor, for example, a PC running correctly congured Windows HyperTerminal
software.
You must connect directly to the console for initial conguration.
Required settings for HyperTerminal are:
Name Setting
Baud rate 38400
Number of bits 8
Parity None
Stop bits 1
Flow Control None
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Power on the Sensor.
Cable the Auxiliary port
The Auxiliary port is used for modem access to the Sensor for setup and conguration.
You cannot use a modem the rst time you congure a Sensor.
Task
1
For modem connections, plug a straight-through modem cable into the Auxiliary port on the Sensor.
This port is labeled as Aux on the Sensor front panel.
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Connect a modem to the Aux port.
3
Connect a telephone line to the modem.
Required settings for the Aux port are:
Name Setting
Baud rate 38400
Number of bits 8
Parity None
Stop bits 1
Flow Control None
Connect the cable to the Response port
When operating in tap or SPAN mode, the Sensor uses its Response port to respond to attacks. When deployed
in tap mode, the Sensor does not inject response packets through the tap but uses the Response port.
Task
1
Plug a Cat-5e Ethernet cable into the Response port.
This port is labeled Rx on the Sensor front panel.
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Attaching cables to the Sensor
Cable the Auxiliary port
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