Juniper Networks IDP250 manual On-Box Software Overview, IDP On-Box Utilities, Software Usage

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Chapter 2

Software Overview

This chapter includes the following topics:

On-Box Software Overview on page 15

Centralized Management with NSM Overview on page 16

J-Security Center Updates Overview on page 17

On-Box Software Overview

You use on-box software to get the appliance up and running in the desired deployment mode, to configure appliance interfaces, and to establish communication with Network and Security Manager (NSM). You can also use on-box utilities to manage appliance processes or generate on-box reports.

Table 11 on page 15 summarizes the IDP on-box management software and utilities.

Table 11: IDP On-Box Utilities

Software

Usage

EasyConfig

When you install a new appliance, you can use the EasyConfig script to

 

assign the appliance an IP address and initialize a simple configuration.

 

To run the EasyConfig script, connect to the serial port console.

QuickStart

When you install a new appliance, you can use QuickStart to deploy the

 

appliance with the default virtual router configured in either sniffer or

 

transparent mode and all configuration defaults.

 

To access QuickStart, connect to the management interface and open the

 

QuickStart URL in your browser.

ACM

When you install a new appliance, you can use ACM to configure the network

 

settings, network interfaces, and user access.

 

To access ACM, connect to the management interface and open the ACM

 

URL in your browser.

scio utility

You can use the scio utility to get or set appliance configuration information.

 

For details, see the IDP Administration Guide.

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