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Connect

Connect the Appliance

4.1  Connect the power cords

 

  •  Connect both power cords to the appliance to prevent warning signals from

 

     sounding

4.2  Connect the management port

 

  •  Connect the network to the management port using the supplied Ethernet cable

4.3  Turn on the appliance

 

  •  The power button is on back of appliance

4.4  When the LCD display reads “IBM ISS Proventia SP1001,” proceed to Initial

       Configuration.

ETHERNET CABLE

POWER CORDS

MANAGEMENT PORT

NETWORK

PWR

IBM ISS

Proventia SP1001

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Gather Materials

  

Proventia Management SiteProtector SP1001

  

Ethernet cable (included with appliance) 

 

  

2 power cords (included with appliance)

This card provides connection and initial configuration information for the Proventia Management 
SiteProtector SP1001. The steps you perform here will allow you remote network access to the 
appliance so that you can perform more advanced configuration tasks. You will find more 
advanced configuration information in the 

Proventia

®

 Management SiteProtector SP1001 

Hardware Configuration Guide

 available on the Web at 

www.iss.net/support/documentation

Download Console

To connect to Proventia Manager for the first time:
7.1  Read and accept the End User License Agreement.
7.2  The system then displays the Proventia Management SiteProtector SP1001 home 

 

page with the following three links:

 

  •  SiteProtector Web Access

 

  •  Install SiteProtector Console

 

  •  Internet Security Systems

7.3  Right-click the “Install SiteProtector Console” link, and then select (Save/Run) from 

 

the pop-up menu.

7.4  Follow the steps on the installation wizard to install the SiteProtector console on

 

the local workstation.

Launch Console and Log In

•  Launch the SiteProtector console

•  Right-click on the My Sites node in the left pane

•  Select 

New › Site

•  Enter the following information:

    Server: 

The IP address configured in step 5

    User: 

Administrator

    Password:  ISSADMIN

Configure Advanced Settings

9.1  Change the Administrative password
9.2  Change the Database (SA) password
9.3  Install the following licenses:
 

  •  Graphical Management Reporting

 

  •  SecurityFusion™ Module

 

  •  Proventia Server for Windows

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Configure Your Site

The 

Proventia Management SiteProtector Configuration Guide

 walks you through other 

important tasks such as configuring your security policy, creating firewall rules to 

protect your network, tracking alerts and monitoring important system information.

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Proventia is a registered trademark of IBM Internet Security Systems. All other marks and trade names mentioned are the 

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Identify Console Workstation

Select a local workstation on which to install a SiteProtector console.  From this local 

workstation, point a Web browser to the Proventia Management SiteProtector SP1001’s 

management address (https://<configured address>:3994).

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Before You Begin

Initial Configuration

Next Steps

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Enter Network Information

To enter the network information gathered in Step 2:
5.1  Press 

ENTER      on the LCD panel.  “Appliance PIN” appears in the LCD menu.

5.2  If you want to specify a personal identification number that users must enter to 
 

configure the appliance, press 

ENTER     , specify a 4-digit number in the field 

 

provided, and then press 

ENTER      again.

 

Note: Use the UP      and DOWN      buttons to specify digits and the RIGHT      

 

and 

LEFT      buttons to navigate between the fields.

5.3  To configure the appliance to communicate with other devices, navigate to the 
 

Configuration menu (using the 

UP      and DOWN      buttons), then press the

 

ENTER      button to go into the network configuration.  Enter the information the

 

same way you entered information in Step 5.2.

 

  •   IP Address (required)

 

  •   Subnet Mask

 

  •   Default Gateway

 

  •   DNS Server

 

  •   Host Name

 

Note: A reboot occurs after you complete your network configuration.

Gather Network Information

Use this table to record important network information you need to configure 

the appliance:

Settings 

Your Settings

IP Address 

____________ . ____________ . ____________ . ____________

Subnet Mask 

____________ . ____________ . ____________ . ____________

Default Gateway 

____________ . ____________ . ____________ . ____________

DNS Server 

____________________________________________________

Hostname 

____________________________________________________

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Gather Product Key

Use this space to document the Product Key of the appliance's operating system. 

This Product Key can be found on the Certificate of Authenticity that is affixed to the 

appliance. It will be needed in the event of a system restore.

Product Key     ________________________________________________________________

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See the SP1001 Hardware 

Configuration Guide for 

detailed information.

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