McAfee M-2850 - Cable the Auxiliary port; Cable the fail-open port; Cable the Management port; Cable the Monitoring ports

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.
2
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
Cable the fail-open port
Fail-open functionality for the GE Monitoring ports is accomplished using the standard Gigabit Fail-open Bypass
Kit, sold separately. McAfee recommends deploying active fail-open kits for protection of mission critical
networks. Both copper and optical versions are available. For more information, see the documentation that
accompanies the Kit.
Cable the Management port
The Management port is used for communication with the Manager server.
Task
1
Plug a Cat-5e Ethernet cable into the Management port.
This port is labeled as Mgmt on the front panel of the Sensor.
2
Connect the other end of the cable to the network device, such as a hub, a switch, or a router that in turn
connects to the Manager server.
To isolate and protect your management trac, McAfee strongly recommends using a separate, dedicated
management subnet to interconnect the Sensors and the Manager.
Cable the Monitoring ports
Connect to the network devices you will be monitoring through the Sensor Monitoring ports. You can deploy
Sensors in the following operating modes:
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Attaching cables to the Sensor
Cable the Auxiliary port
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Network Security Platform M-2850/M-2950 Sensor Product Guide