N-Platform Hardware Installation and Safety Guide
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About this guide
Welcome to the N-Platform Hardware Installation and Safety Guide.
This section covers the following topics:
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Target audience
The intended audience includes technicians and maintenance personnel responsible for installing,
configuring, and maintaining TippingPoint security systems and associated devices.
Users should be familiar with 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)
Related documentation
A complete set of product documentation for the TippingPoint Intrusion Prevention Systems is available
online. The product document set generally includes conceptual and deployment information, installation
and user guides, CLI command references, safety and compliance information, and release notes.
For information about how to access the online product documentation, refer to the
Read Me First
document in your product shipment.
Conventions
This information uses the following conventions.