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FireSIGHT System User Guide
Chapter 1 Introduction
Documentation Conventions
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the FireSIGHT System Virtual Installation Guide, which includes information about installing,
managing, and troubleshooting virtual devices and virtual Defense Centers
managing, and troubleshooting virtual devices and virtual Defense Centers
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the Sourcefire Software for X-Series Installation and Configuration Guide, which includes
information about installing, managing, and troubleshooting Sourcefire Software for X-Series
information about installing, managing, and troubleshooting Sourcefire Software for X-Series
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various API guides and supplementary material
Documentation Conventions
This documentation includes information about which FireSIGHT System licenses and appliance
models are required for each feature, and which user roles have permission to complete each procedure.
For more information, see the following sections:
models are required for each feature, and which user roles have permission to complete each procedure.
For more information, see the following sections:
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License Conventions
The License statement at the beginning of a section indicates the license required to use the feature
described in the section, as follows:
described in the section, as follows:
FireSIGHT
A FireSIGHT license is included with your Defense Center and is required to perform host,
application, and user discovery. The FireSIGHT license on your Defense Center determines how
many individual hosts and users you can monitor with the Defense Center and its managed devices,
as well as how many users you can use to perform user control.
application, and user discovery. The FireSIGHT license on your Defense Center determines how
many individual hosts and users you can monitor with the Defense Center and its managed devices,
as well as how many users you can use to perform user control.
If your Defense Center was previously running Version 4.10.x, you may be able to use legacy RNA
Host and RUA User licenses instead of a FireSIGHT license.
Host and RUA User licenses instead of a FireSIGHT license.
Protection
A Protection license allows managed devices to perform intrusion detection and prevention, file
control, and Security Intelligence filtering.
control, and Security Intelligence filtering.
Control
A Control license allows managed devices to perform user and application control. It also allows
devices to perform switching and routing (including DHCP relay), NAT, and to cluster devices and
stacks. A Control license requires a Protection license.
devices to perform switching and routing (including DHCP relay), NAT, and to cluster devices and
stacks. A Control license requires a Protection license.
URL Filtering
A URL Filtering license allows managed devices to use regularly updated cloud-based category and
reputation data to determine which traffic can traverse your network, based on the URLs requested
by monitored hosts. A URL Filtering license requires a Protection license.
reputation data to determine which traffic can traverse your network, based on the URLs requested
by monitored hosts. A URL Filtering license requires a Protection license.