Foundation Summary
The Cisco IPS Device Manager (IDM) provides a graphical interface that enables you to configure the operational characteristics of a single sensor on your network. IDM is a Java-based web application that should work with most web browsers.
The recommended memory and screen resolution are as follows:
- 256 MB memory (minimum)
- 1024 x 768 resolution and 256 colors (minimum)
Cisco has identified system requirements based on the following operating systems for use with IDM:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP
- Sun Solaris 2.8 and 2.9
- Red Hat Linux 9.0 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version, 3 running GNOME or KDE
The functionality provided by IDM is divided into the following two categories:
- Configuration
- Monitoring
The configuration tasks are divided into the following categories:
- Sensor Setup
- Interface Configuration
- Analysis Engine
- Signature Definition
- Event Action Rules
- Blocking
- SNMP
- Auto Update
Each of these categories provides one or more configuration screens that control the operation of the sensor. The monitoring functionality is divided into the following categories:
- Denied Attackers
- Active Host Blocks
- Network Blocks
- IP Logging
- Events
- Support Information>Diagnostic Report
- Support Information>Statistics
- Support Information>System Information
The monitoring categories provide you with information about the current operation of the sensor.
IDM provides online help and also supports Back and Forward icons (as in a browser) to help you operate more efficiently while using IDM to configure your sensor.
