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Appendix B 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 Tue Nov 01 10:40:39 2011
	! ------------------------------
	! Version 7.1(3)
	! Host:
	!	Realm Keys	key1.0
	! Signature Definition:
	!	Signature Update	S581.0	2011-07-11
	! ------------------------------
	service interface
	exit
	! ------------------------------
	service authentication
	permit-packet-logging true
	exit
	! ------------------------------
	service event-action-rules rules0
	exit
	! ------------------------------
	service host
	network-settings
	host-ip 192.168.1.2/24,192.168.1.1
	host-name sensor
	telnet-option enabled
	access-list 0.0.0.0/0
	dns-primary-server disabled
	dns-secondary-server disabled
	dns-tertiary-server disabled
	exit
	time-zone-settings
	offset -360
	standard-time-zone-name GMT-06:00
	exit
	exit
	! ------------------------------
	service logger
	exit
	! ------------------------------
	service network-access
	exit
	! ------------------------------
	service notification
	exit
	! ------------------------------
	service signature-definition sig0
	signatures 2000 0
	alert-frequency
	summary-mode fire-all
	exit
	exit
	status
	enabled true
	exit
	exit
	signatures 2004 0
	alert-frequency
		Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Appliance and Module Installation Guide for IPS 7.1

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IPS4520K9 specifications

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Cisco Systems IPS4520K9 manual Log in to the sensor, View your configuration

Models: IPS4520K9

Appendix B Initializing the Sensor

Log in to the sensor.

View your configuration.

IPS4520K9 specifications