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CHAPTER 3
INSTALLING A SOURCEFIRE 3D SYSTEM
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PPLIANCE
Sourcefire appliances are easily installed on your network as part of a larger
Sourcefire 3D System deployment. You install devices on network segments to
inspect traffic and generate intrusion events based on the intrusion policy applied
to it. This data is transmitted to a Defense Center, which manages one or more
devices to correlate data across your full deployment, and coordinate and respond
to threats to your security.
See the following sections for more information about installing a Sourcefire
appliance:
• Included Items on page 58
• Security Considerations on page 58
• Identifying the Management Interfaces on page 58
• Identifying the Sensing Interfaces on page 61
• Using Devices in a Stacked Configuration on page 74
• Installing the Appliance in a Rack on page 80
• Redirecting Console Output on page 82
• Testing an Inline Bypass Interface Installation on page 83