Chapter 3 Setting Up the Sensor

Changing Network Settings

ftp-timeout: 300 seconds <defaulted>

login-banner-text: <defaulted>

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sensor(config-hos-net)#

Step 7 Exit network settings mode.

sensor(config-hos-net)# exit sensor(config-hos)# exit

Apply Changes:?[yes]:

Step 8 Press Enter to apply the changes or enter no to discard them.

Changing the IP Address, Netmask, and Gateway

 

 

 

 

Use the host-ipip_address/netmask,default_gateway command in the service host submode to change

 

 

 

 

the IP address, netmask, and default gateway after you have run the setup command. The default is

 

 

 

 

192.168.1.2/24,192.168.1.1.

 

 

 

 

 

The host-ipis in the form of IP Address/Netmask/Gateway: X.X.X.X/nn,Y.Y.Y.Y, where X.X.X.X

 

 

 

 

specifies the sensor IP address as a 32-bit address written as 4 octets separated by periods where X =

 

 

 

 

0-255, nn specifies the number of bits in the netmask, and Y.Y.Y.Y specifies the default gateway as a

 

 

 

 

32-bit address written as 4 octets separated by periods where Y = 0-255.

 

 

 

 

To change the sensor IP address, netmask, and default gateway, follow these steps:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 1

Log in to the sensor using an account with administrator privileges.

 

 

 

Step 2

Enter network settings mode.

 

 

 

 

sensor# configure terminal

 

 

 

 

sensor(config)# service host

 

 

 

 

sensor(config-hos)# network-settings

 

 

 

Step 3

Change the sensor IP address, netmask, and default gateway.

 

 

 

 

sensor(config-hos-net)#host-ip 192.0.2.1/24,192.0.2.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note

 

The default gateway must be in the same subnet as the IP address of the sensor or the sensor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

generates an error and does not accept the configuration change.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 4

Verify the new information.

 

 

 

 

sensor(config-hos-net)# show settings

 

 

 

 

network-settings

 

 

 

 

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host-ip: 192.0.2.1/24,192.0.2.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

default: 192.168.1.2/24,192.168.1.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

host-name: sensor default: sensor

 

 

 

 

 

 

telnet-option: enabled default: disabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

sshv1-fallback: disabled default: disabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

access-list (min: 0, max: 512, current: 1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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network-address: 0.0.0.0/0

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Sensor CLI Configuration Guide for IPS 7.2

 

 

 

 

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Cisco Systems IPS4510K9 manual Changing the IP Address, Netmask, and Gateway, Exit network settings mode

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