Adding Reporting and Mitigation Devices
For more information on these settings, see:
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Once the discovery process is complete, you must click Activate for MARS to correctly process events
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Verify Connectivity with the Reporting and Mitigation Devices
After loading the seed file or manually adding devices, you can verify that the devices were loaded by
clicking Admin > System Setup > Security and Monitor Devices. You should see the devices that you
have added populating this page.
You can test the devices by checking the box next to the name of the device and clicking Edit. On the
device's page, click Discover or Test Connectivity. The UI displays a "holding pattern" screen while
it connects to the device. When complete, it shows you the device's discovery screen.
Some devices cannot be checked for connectivity nor can be discovered. The next section,
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Testing Connectivity Options, page
Discover and Testing Connectivity Options
When you add a device, you should check its connectivity or perform the discovery. Checking a device's
connectivity or discovery analyzes the device's configuration, checks that MARS can process its events,
and that MARS can understand its NAT information.
You can test these devices for connectivity or perform discovery:
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User Guide for Cisco Security MARS Local Controller
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Configuring Layer 3 Topology Discovery, page 2-37
Scheduling Topology Updates, page 2-39
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Cisco IOS
Cisco PIX
Cisco ASA
Cisco Switch CatOS
Cisco Switch IOS
Cisco IDS
Cisco IDSM
Cisco FWSM
Cisco Security Manager server
Cisco VPN Concentrator 4.x
Check Point
Extreme ExtremeWare 6.x
NetScreen
Chapter 2
Activate the Reporting and Mitigation Devices,
2-26, contains a list of devices that can be checked or discovered.
Reporting and Mitigation Devices Overview
Discover and
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