Trellix NS Series - Setting up the Sensor; Setup Overview; How to Position the Sensor; Attaching Cables to the Sensor

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Setting up the Sensor
This chapter describes how to set up the Sensor for you to congure it.
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Setup overview
Setting up a Sensor involves the following steps:
1. Position the Sensor as described in the section How to position the Sensor.
2. Attach power, network, and monitoring cables.
3. Turn on the Sensor.
4. Congure the Sensor after you have set up and turned it on.
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How to position the Sensor
Place the Sensor in a physically secure location, close to the switches or routers it will be monitoring. Ideally, the Sensor must
be located within a standard communications rack. To mount the Sensor on a rack, install the Sensor as described in the
subsequent sections of this guide.
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Attaching cables to the Sensor
Follow the steps outlined in this chapter to connect the cables to the various ports of your Sensor.
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Connect the cable to the Console port
The Console port on the NS3500 Sensor is used for setup and conguration of the Sensor.
Steps:
1. For console connections, plug in the RJ-45 cable supplied by Trellix into the Console port on the Sensor.This port is labeled
CONSOLE in the Sensor front panel.
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