McAfee M-3050 Product Manual

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Copyright © 2014 McAfee, Inc., 2821 Mission College Boulevard, Santa Clara, CA 95054, 1.888.847.8766, www.intelsecurity.com

TRADEMARK ATTRIBUTIONS Intel and the Intel logo are registered trademarks of the Intel Corporation in the US and/or other countries. McAfee and the McAfee logo, McAfee Active Protection, McAfee DeepSAFE, ePolicy Orchestrator, McAfee ePO, McAfee EMM, McAfee Evader, Foundscore, Foundstone, Global Threat Intelligence, McAfee L ...

About this guide .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 What's in this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Find product documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1 Overview 7 About Netw ...

About the fail-open port .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Cable the Management port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 About connecting cables to the Monitoring ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 How to use peer ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Default Monitoring port speed settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Cable types for route ...

This guide provides the information you need to configure, use, and maintain your McAfee product.

Contents About this guide Find product documentation About this guide This information describes the guide's target audience, the typographical conventions and icons used in this guide, and how the guide is organized. Audience McAfee documentation is carefully researched and written for the target audience. The information in this guide is inte ...

Tip: Suggestions and recommendations.

Important/Caution: Valuable advice to protect your computer system, software installation, network, business, or data. Warning: Critical advice to prevent bodily harm when using a hardware product. What's in this guide This guide contains information necessary to setup your M-3050/M-4050 Sensor model. This information includes guiding you through preconfiguring, cabling, and troubleshooting your Sensor. Find product do ...

This chapter provides an overview of McAfee

® Network Security Sensors in general and the M-3050/ M-4050 Sensor model in particular. Contents About Network Security Sensors Functions of a Sensor Network topology considerations M-3050/M-4050 key features M-3050/M-4050 physical description About Network Security Sensors McAfee Network Security Sensors (Sensors) are high-performance, scalable, and flexible content processing ap ...

Functions of a Sensor

The primary function of a McAfee ® Network Security Sensor (Sensor) is to analyze traffic on selected network segments and to respond when an attack is detected. The Sensor examines the header and data portion of every network packet, looking for patterns and behavior in the network traffic that indicate malicious activity. The Sensor examines packets according to user-configured policies, or rule sets, which determine what attacks t ...

Following is an example of a network topology using Gigabit Ethernet throughput. In the illustration,

McAfee ® Network Security Platform (formerly McAfee ® IntruShield ®) provides IPS protection to outsourced servers. High port-density and virtualization provides a highly scalable solution, while Network Security Platform protects against Web and eCommerce mail server exploits. Figure 1-1 A sample Network Security Platform deployment M-3050/M-4050 key ...

Dual power supply

Dual power supply 3 Fan units (that are field replaceable) 3 Fan units (that are field replaceable) It has 2 XLRs (A/B) host entries It has 3 XLRs (A/B/C) host entries Power slots for fail-open kit Power slots for fail-open kit M-3050/M-4050 physical description The high-port density M-3050/M-4050, is designed for high bandwidth links, and is equipped to support two 10 Gigabit full-duplex Ethernet segments or four 10 Gigabit ...

10/100/1000 Management port

11 Back panel LEDs (3) 1 Power Supply A. Power supply A is included with each Sensor. The supply uses a standard IEC port (IEC320-C13). McAfee provides a standard, 2m NEMA 5-15P (US) power cable (3 wire). International customers must procure a country-appropriate power cable. 2 Power Supply B (optional, purchased separately). Power supply B is a hot-swappable, redundant power supply. This power supply also us ...

Pwr A (Power A)

OK ~AC Green Amber Green Power Supply A is functioning. Power Supply A is not functioning. Power Supply in AC mode. Pwr B (Power B) OK ~AC Green Amber Green Power Supply B is functioning. Power Supply B is not functioning. Power Supply in AC mode. If a power supply is not present, both green and amber LEDs are off. Management Port Speed Green Amber Off The port speed is 1000 Mbps. The port speed is 100 Mbps. The port ...

The three back panel LEDs provide information regarding the Sensor fans.

LED Status Description Fan LED OFF The fan is functioning properly. Amber The fan has malfunctioned. Overview M-3050/M-4050 physical description 1 McAfee ® Network Security Platform M-3050/M-4050 Sensor Product Guide 13 ...

M-3050/M-4050 physical description

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Before you install

This chapter describes the best practices for deployment of Sensors in your network. Topics include the safety considerations for handling the Sensor, usage restrictions that apply to the Sensor model, and the contents that are shipped along with the Sensor. Contents Usage restrictions Safety measures About fiber-optic ports Contents of the box Unpack the Sensor Usage restrictions The following restrictions apply to ...

Read the installation instructions before you connect the system to its power source.

• To remove all power from the Sensor, unplug all power cords, including the redundant power cord. • Only trained and qualified personnel should be allowed to install, replace, or service this equipment. • Before working on the equipment that is connected to power lines, remove all jewelry including rings, necklaces, and watches. Metal objects will hea ...

Contents of the box

The following accessories are shipped in the Sensor box: • One Sensor. • One power supply. • Two CD-ROMs containing the Sensor software and on-line documentation. • Power cords. McAfee provides a standard and international power cables. • One set of rack mounting rails. • One set of rack mounting ears. • One printed Slide Rail Assembly Procedure. • One printed Quick Start Guide. • Release Notes. Unpack the Sensor Task ...

Before you install

Unpack the Sensor 18 McAfee ® Network Security Platform M-3050/M-4050 Sensor Product Guide ...

Setting up the Sensor

This chapter describes how to set up the Sensor for you to configure it. Contents Setup overview How to position the Sensor Redundant power supply Cable the Sensor Small form-factor pluggable modules Power on the Sensor Power off the Sensor Setup overview Setting up a Sensor involves the following steps: 1 Positioning the Sensor. 2 Installing interface modules (SFP and XFP). 3 Attaching power, network, an ...

Install the rails and ears on the chassis and rack

Before you begin Before you install the rails and ears on the chassis, make sure that the power is off. Remove the power cable and all network interface cables from the Sensor. Each rack-mounting rail and ear has holes that match up with holes in the chassis. You will need a screwdriver to secure the slotted panhead screws. Task 1 Verify that you have all the parts you will need — two three-in-one rails, ...