Threat Protection System Hardware Specification and Installation Guide 3
Overview
The TippingPoint Threat Protection System (TPS) is a high-performance, enterprise-class solution that
protects your network by scanning, detecting, and responding to network traffic according to the filters,
action sets, and global settings maintained on each device by a client.
The TPS offers higher throughput and improved technology that is optimized for high resiliency, high
availability, and network segment protection from both external and internal attacks.
You can install as many TPS security devices as you need to strategically protect your network enterprise
zones. A local client on the device monitors and manages activity. Alternatively, you can manage devices by
using the Security Management System (SMS) console.
Information about each TPS product is covered in the following sections:
• TPS TX Series devices on page 3
• TPS 2200T device on page 5
• TPS 440T device on page 6
For information about the Virtual Threat Protection System (vTPS) security device, see the product
documentation on the TMC at https://tmc.tippingpoint.com.
TPS TX Series devices
Figure 1. TPS 8200TX and 8400TX devices – front panel
The TPS 8200TX and 8400TX security devices provide the following hardware features.