About This Guide

Explains who this guide is intended for, how the information is organized, where information updates can be found, and how to obtain customer support if you cannot resolve a problem.

Welcome to the Local Security Manager (LSM). The LSM is the control center from which you can configure, monitor, and report on the X family devices in your network.

This section covers the following topics:

•“Target Audience” on page xi

•“Conventions” on page xii

•“Related Documentation” on page xiv

•“Customer Support” on page xiv

Target Audience

This guide is intended for administrators who manage one or more X family devices.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

This guide assumes you, the reader, are familiar with general networking concepts and the following standards and protocols:

•TCP/IP

•UDP

•ICMP

•Ethernet

•Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP)

•Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP)

•Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

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