Chapter 9 Initializing The Sensor; Overview; System Configuration Dialog - Cisco IPS-4240-K9 - Intrusion Protection Sys 4240 Installation Manual
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Initializing the Sensor
This chapter explains how to initialize the sensor using the setup command. It contains the following
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Overview
After you have installed the sensor on your network, you must use the setup command to initialize it.
With the setup command, you configure basic sensor settings, including the hostname, IP interfaces,
Telnet server, web server port, access control lists, time settings, and assign and enable interfaces. After
you have initialized the sensor, you can communicate with it over the network. You are then ready to
configure intrusion prevention using either the CLI, IDM, or
System Configuration Dialog
When you type the setup command, an interactive dialog called the System Configuration Dialog
appears on the system console screen. The System Configuration Dialog guides you through the
configuration process.
The values shown in brackets next to each prompt are the current values.
You must go through the entire System Configuration Dialog until you come to the option that you want
to change. To accept default settings for items that you do not want to change, press Enter.
To return to the EXEC prompt without making changes and without going through the entire System
Configuration Dialog, press Ctrl-C.
The System Configuration Dialog also provides help text for each prompt. To access the help text, press
the question mark (?) key at a prompt.
When you complete your changes, the System Configuration Dialog shows you the configuration that
you created during the setup session. It also asks you if you want to use this configuration. If you type
, the configuration is saved. If you type
yes
again. There is no default for this prompt; you must type either
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System Configuration Dialog, page 9-1
Initializing the Sensor, page 9-2
Verifying Initialization, page 9-7
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