Trend Micro TippingPoint NX-Platform - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

NX-Platform Hardware Installation and Safety i
Contents
About this guide......................................................................................................................................1
Target audience...................................................................................................................................... 1
Related documentation...........................................................................................................................1
Conventions............................................................................................................................................ 1
Contacting support..................................................................................................................................3
System overview..................................................................................................................................... 4
TippingPoint architecture........................................................................................................................ 4
Security Management System (SMS).................................................................................................... 5
SMS server.......................................................................................................................................... 6
SMS client............................................................................................................................................ 6
Intrusion Prevention System devices..................................................................................................... 7
IPS local clients................................................................................................................................... 8
Core Controller....................................................................................................................................... 8
High availability.......................................................................................................................................9
Threat Suppression Engine....................................................................................................................9
Threat Management Center................................................................................................................. 10
Hardware safety and compliance........................................................................................................12
Safety and compliance requirements...................................................................................................12
Safety guidelines and warnings.........................................................................................................12
Cautions............................................................................................................................................. 13
Warnings.............................................................................................................................................13
Installation warnings........................................................................................................................ 13
Parts warnings.................................................................................................................................14