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Deployment of an NS-series Sensor

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Deployment of a Sensor requires knowledge of your network to help determine the level of configuration and the number of installed Sensors. You also need to determine the number of Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator - On-premises servers required to protect your network. The Sensor is purpose-built for the monitoring of traffic across one or more network segments.

Following is an example of a network topology using Gigabit Ethernet throughput. In the illustration, Trellix Intrusion Prevention System provides IPS protection to outsourced servers. High port-density and virtualization provides a highly scalable solution, while Trellix IPS protects against web and eCommerce mail server exploits.

A sample NS-Series deployment
A sample NS-Series deployment