Chapter 9. Cisco IDS Device Manager and Event Viewer

Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to perform the following tasks:

  • Explain the basic structure of the IDS Device Manager (IDM) interface

  • Identify the system requirements for IDM

  • Explain how to configure views in IDS Event Viewer (IEV)

  • Explain how to configure filters in IEV

  • Explain how to view alarm information in IEV

  • Identify the information contained in the Network Security Database (NSDB)

  • Identify the basic database administration tasks for IEV

For Cisco intrusion protection system deployments that use a small number of network sensors, you can take advantage of two graphical tools that enable you to configure and monitor the alarm events that your sensors generate. Maintaining, configuring, ...

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