McAfee M3050 - Network Security Platform Installation Guide download pdf (Page 15)

McAfee® Network Security Platform 6.0

Determining optimal Sensor location

The same basic rule applies to Network Security Platform failover. If the network currently

has parallel firewalls connected to parallel switches, for example, it follows that you can

introduce parallel Sensors between them. The following set of diagrams is a very simple

“before and after,” to help clarify the logic:

Figure 1: Determining optimal sensor location - Before

Note: The dotted line represents a heartbeat link.

1 2 ... 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ... 43 44

No comments

McAfee M3050 - Network Security Platform Installation Guide Page 15