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Table of Contents
CHAPTER 7
Configuring Master Engines and Virtual IPS 
Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  53
Configuration Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Adding a Master Engine Element . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Adding Nodes to a Master Engine  . . . . . . . . . . 56
Adding a Virtual Resource Element  . . . . . . . . . 56
Adding Physical Interfaces for Master Engines  . 57
Adding VLAN Interfaces for Master Engines . . . 60
Adding IPv4 Addresses for Master Engines . . . . 62
Setting Global Interface Options for Master 
Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Adding a Virtual IPS Engine Element . . . . . . . .  64
Configuring Physical Interfaces for Virtual IPS 
Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Adding VLAN Interfaces for Virtual IPS Engines . 65
Binding Engine Licenses to Correct Elements . . 66
CHAPTER 8
Configuring Master Engines and Virtual Layer 2 
Firewalls  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Configuration Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Adding a Master Engine Element . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Adding Nodes to a Master Engine  . . . . . . . . . . 70
Adding a Virtual Resource Element  . . . . . . . . . 70
Adding Physical Interfaces for Master Engines  . 71
Adding VLAN Interfaces for Master Engines . . . 74
Adding IPv4 Addresses for Master Engines . . . . 76
Setting Global Interface Options for Master 
Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Adding a Virtual Layer 2 Firewall Element . . . . . 78
Configuring Physical Interfaces for 
Virtual Layer 2 Firewalls  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Adding VLAN Interfaces for Virtual Layer 2 
Firewalls  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Binding Engine Licenses to Correct Elements . . 81
CHAPTER 9
Saving the Initial Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Configuration Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Saving the Initial Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Preparing for Automatic Configuration  . . . . . .  85
Preparing for Configuration Using the Engine 
Configuration Wizard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Transferring the Initial Configuration to the 
Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
CHAPTER 10
Configuring Routing and Installing Policies  . . .  89
Configuring Routing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  90
Adding Next-Hop Routers  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  91
Adding the Default Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  91
Adding Other Routes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  91
Installing the Initial Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  92
Commanding Engines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  94
INSTALLING ENGINES
CHAPTER 11
Installing the Engine on Other Platforms  . . . . .  97
Installing the Engine on Intel-Compatible 
Platforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  98
Configuration Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  98
Downloading the Installation Files . . . . . . . . .  98
Checking File Integrity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  99
Creating the Installation DVD  . . . . . . . . . . . .  99
Starting the Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  100
Installing the Engine on a Virtualization 
Platform  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  101
Configuring the Engine Automatically with a USB 
Stick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  102
Configuring the Engine in the Engine 
Configuration Wizard  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  103
Configuring the Operating System Settings  . .  104
Configuring the Network Interfaces . . . . . . . .  105
Defining the Network Interface Drivers 
Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  105
Mapping the Physical Interfaces to 
Interface IDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  106
Contacting the Management Server. . . . . . . .  107
Filling in the Management Server 
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  107
After Successful Management Server 
Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  108
Installing the Engine in Expert Mode . . . . . . . .  108
Partitioning the Hard Disk Manually . . . . . . . .  109
Allocating Partitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  110










