Chapter 2 Initializing the Sensor

Verifying Initialization

To verify that you initialized your sensor, follow these steps:

 

Step 1

Log in to the sensor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 2

View your configuration.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sensor# show configuration

 

 

 

 

 

 

! ------------------------------

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

! Current configuration last modified Fri Apr 19 19:01:05 2013

 

 

! ------------------------------

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

! Version 7.2(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

! Host:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

!

Realm Keys

key1.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

! Signature Definition:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

!

Signature Update

S697.0

2013-02-15

 

 

 

 

 

! ------------------------------

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

service interface

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

physical-interfaces GigabitEthernet0/0

 

 

admin-state enabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

exit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

physical-interfaces GigabitEthernet0/1

 

 

admin-state enabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

exit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

inline-interfaces pair0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

interface1 GigabitEthernet0/0

 

 

 

 

 

 

interface2 GigabitEthernet0/1

 

 

 

 

 

 

exit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bypass-mode auto

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

exit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

! ------------------------------

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

service authentication

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

exit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

! ------------------------------

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

service event-action-rules rules0

 

 

 

 

 

 

exit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

! ------------------------------

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

service host

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

network-settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

host-ip 10.106.133.159/23,10.106.132.1

 

 

host-name q4360-159

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

telnet-option enabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

access-list 0.0.0.0/0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

dns-primary-server disabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

dns-secondary-server disabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

dns-tertiary-server disabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

exit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

exit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

! ------------------------------

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

service logger

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

exit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

! ------------------------------

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

service network-access

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

exit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

! ------------------------------

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

service notification

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

exit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

! ------------------------------

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

service signature-definition sig0

 

 

 

 

 

 

exit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

! ------------------------------

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

service ssh-known-hosts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

exit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

! ------------------------------

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Sensor CLI Configuration Guide for IPS 7.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cisco Systems IPS4510K9 manual View your configuration, Sensor# show configuration

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