Cisco Cisco Web Security Appliance S670 User Guide
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Cisco IronPort AsyncOS 7.1 for Web User Guide
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Chapter 2 Using the Web Security Appliance
Administering the Web Security Appliance
Using a Serial Connection
You can connect directly to the appliance COM port using a null modem cable
(9-pin serial) to establish a command line interface (CLI) session. You might want
to do this if network connectivity to the appliance using an Ethernet cable is not
an option.
(9-pin serial) to establish a command line interface (CLI) session. You might want
to do this if network connectivity to the appliance using an Ethernet cable is not
an option.
To do this, you need the following items:
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9-pin female-to-female serial cable (null modem)
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Serial console client (such as HyperTerminal or PuTTY)
The communications settings for the serial port are:
Bits per second: 9600
Data bits: 8
Parity: None
Stop bits: 1
Flow control: Hardware
The SenderBase Network
The SenderBase Network is a threat management database that tracks millions of
domains around the world and maintains a global watch list for Internet traffic.
SenderBase provides IronPort with an assessment of reliability for known Internet
domains. The Web Security appliance uses the SenderBase data feeds to improve
the accuracy of Web Reputation Scores.
domains around the world and maintains a global watch list for Internet traffic.
SenderBase provides IronPort with an assessment of reliability for known Internet
domains. The Web Security appliance uses the SenderBase data feeds to improve
the accuracy of Web Reputation Scores.
Basic SenderBase Network Participation is enabled by default during system
setup. The appliance supports three levels of participation in the SenderBase
Network:
setup. The appliance supports three levels of participation in the SenderBase
Network:
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Disabled. Participation is disabled and none of the data that the appliance
collects is sent back to the SenderBase Network servers.
collects is sent back to the SenderBase Network servers.
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Limited. Basic participation summarizes server name information and sends
MD5-hashed path segments to the SenderBase Network servers.
MD5-hashed path segments to the SenderBase Network servers.