Cisco Systems OL-4015-08 IP Address Determination

Chapter20 Network Mo dule Management
IDS Network Module Management
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Cisco Router and Security Device Manager Version 2.2 User’s Guide
OL-4015-08
IP Address
Enter an IP address to use for the IDS Sensor interface. SDM will do the
following:
•Create a loopback interface. The number 255 is used if available, if not,
another number will be used. This loopback interface will be listed in the
Interfaces and Connections window.
•Configure the loopback interface with the IP address you enter.
•Configure the IDS network module IP unnumbered to the loopback interface.
•If the IDS network module has already been configured IP unnumbered to an
existing loopback interface, but the interface does not have a valid IP address,
the loopback interface is given the IP address you enter in this window.
IP Address Determination
SDM displays this window when it needs to determine the IP address of a network
module that you are attempting to manage. This is typically the IP addres s of the
module’s external Ethernet interface. SDM can use the address it used the last
time the management application was run, it can attempt to discover the IP
address, or it can accept an address that you provide in this window.
Select a method, and click OK. If the method you choose fails, you can select
another method.
Use SDM last known IP Address
Click to have SDM use the IP address that it used the last time that the
management application for this network module was run. If the IP address of
module has not been changed since the management application was last run, and
you do not want SDM to attempt discovery of the address, use this option.
Let SDM discover IP address
Click to have SDM attempt to discover the network module’s IP address. You can
use this option if you do not know the IP address, and you are n ot sure that the last
address SDM used to contact the network module is still correct.