HP ProCurve Threat Management Solution Implementation Guide 2009-05

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HP ProCurve Network Immunity Manager with a Third-Party IDS/IPS
Step 2: Detect Threats
Subtask: Set Up Communication Between the Cisco IPS 4200 Series Sensor
and PCM+/NIM
PCM+ uses SNMP to communicate with the devices it manages. To enable PCM+/NIM to receive
SNMP traps and other SNMP communications from the Cisco
4200 Series Sensor , you must
configure SNMP settings on the sensor to match those configured in PCM+/NIM:
1. Click Run IDM.
2. Click Configuration on the toolbar.
3. At the bottom of the navigation bar, click the Sensor Management tab. At the top of the
navigation bar, click SNMP to expand it.
4. Under SNMP, select General Configuration.
Figure 3-34. Configuring SNMP
5. Specify the SNMP options:
a. Make sure the Enable SNMP Gets/Sets check box is selected.
b. Type a Read-Only Community String that matches the settings configured in PCM+.
– Match the PCM+ default read-only string, which is public. (You will not have to
make any changes in PCM+.)
– Type a different string (and manually specify a matching string when you discover
the device in PCM+).
c. Type the Read-Write Community String.
The sensor and PCM+ must use the same read-write community name.
– Match the PCM+ default read-write string, which is public. (You will not have to
make any changes in PCM+.)
– Type a different string (and manually specify a matching string when you discover
the device in PCM+).