At a high level, the process of configuring the Sensor involves the following steps. Detailed instructions are provided in the subsequent sections of this chapter.
Steps:
(Pre-installation) Establish a Sensor naming scheme for your Sensor.
Install and bring up the Sensor. (This information is described in detail in the Product Guide for each Sensor model.)
Add the Sensor to Manager using the Trellix IPS Manager Configuration page.
Configure the Sensor with a unique name and shared key value.
Configure the Sensor's network information (for example, IP address and netmask, Sensor name, and so on).
Verify that the Sensor is on the network. See Configuring the Sensor for more details.
Verify connectivity between the Manager and the Sensor. See Verifying successful configuration for more details.