McAfee M-1250 - Default Monitoring Port Speed Settings; Cable Types for Routers, Switches, Hubs, and Pcs

• 3A and 3B
• 4A and 4B
• You cannot congure, for example, 1A and 2A to work together as a pair.
• Since monitoring ports are internally wired, when you disable one of the ports in a pair, the
corresponding port is also disabled.
Figure 4-1 Monitoring ports of an M-1450
Default Monitoring port speed settings
Make sure that the switch/router ports connected to the Sensor monitoring ports match the Sensor
conguration.
Table 4-1 Default Monitoring port speed settings
Monitoring Ports Operating Mode Speed/Duplex Setting
10/100/1000 ports SPAN Auto-negotiation is OFF;
Speed and Duplex are congurable
Tap Auto-negotiation is ON;
Speed is congurable;
Duplex is always half
In-Line Auto-negotiation is OFF;
Speed and Duplex are congurable
Cable types for routers, switches, hubs, and PCs
This section describes the types of cables that you require to connect the Sensor to other network devices:
• Use a crossover Ethernet RJ45 cable to connect a router port to 10/100/1000 Monitoring ports.
• Use a straight-through Ethernet RJ45 cable to connect a switch/hub port to 10/100/1000 Monitoring ports.
• Use a crossover Ethernet RJ45 cable to connect a router port to PC to the Sensor Management port.
You should also use a crossover Ethernet RJ45 cable to connect a PC to the Sensor monitoring port.
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Attaching cables to the Sensor
Cable Monitoring ports
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