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Basics of Using Trellix Intrusion Prevention System

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This section provides a high-level overview of how to use Trellix IPS.

The process of setting up and running Trellix IPS falls into some basic stages as given below:

Steps:

  1. Deciding where to deploy Sensors and in what operating mode

  2. Setting up your Sensors

  3. Establishing Sensor-to-Manager communication

  4. Configuring your deployment using the Manager

  5. Updating your signatures and software

  6. Viewing and working with data generated by Trellix IPS

  7. Tuning your deployment

    Each of these stages consists of a number of tasks; some are simple, some are complex. You will generally perform steps 1 through 3 only once per Sensor.