
McAfee® IntruShield® IPS 4.1 Attaching Cables to the M-6050
M-6050 Sensor Product Guide Cabling for TAP mode
1 Plug the cable appropriate for use with your Gigabit Ethernet into one of the ports
labeled xA (for example, 1A).
2 Plug another cable into the peer of the port used in Step 1. This port will be
labeled xB (for example, 1B).
3 Connect the other end of each cable to the network devices that you want to
monitor. (For example, if you plan to monitor traffic between a switch and a
router, connect the cable connected to 1A to the switch and the one connected to
1B to the router.)
Cabling for TAP mode
The M-6050 sensor’s Gigabit Ethernet ports must be used with a 3rd party external
tap.
Note: For a list of approved 3rd party vendors, see the KnowledgeBase at
https://mysupport.mcafee.com
External tap mode requires a port pair (for example, 1A and 1B).
To connect the sensor to the devices you want to monitor in external tap mode:
1 Plug the cable appropriate for use with your Gigabit Ethernet port into one of the
ports labeled xA (for example, 1A).
2 Plug another cable into the other port labeled xB (for example, 1B).
3 Connect the other end of each cable to the tap.
4 Connect the network devices that you want to monitor to the tap.
Cabling for SPAN or hub mode
For the M-6050 sensor, monitoring in SPAN or hub mode occurs in in-line fail-open
mode. When you monitor in SPAN or hub mode, you do not need to use a port pair.
You can use single ports. To connect an M-6050 to a SPAN port or hub, plug an LC
fiber-optic cable into one of the modules and connect the other end of the cable to the
SPAN port or the hub.
Note: See Cable types for routers, switches, hubs, and PCs to determine which
cable type to use with which type of network device.
Cabling the Failover interconnection ports
Failover requires connecting two identical M-6050 sensors (same model, same
software) using an interconnection cable or cables.
Gigabit ports 4A is the interconnection port on the M-6050. A failover cable is the
only additional hardware required to support failover communication between two M-
6050 sensors.
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