Table Of Contents

Preface

Audience

Conventions

Product Documentation

Related Documentation

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

Preface

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This guide describes the Monitoring Center for Security (Security Monitor) user interface. It also describes Security Monitor features including Event Viewer, event rules, database rules, and report generation.

Audience

This guide is intended for experienced network security administrators who are responsible for configuring and maintaining more than one (and up to 300) Cisco Intrusion Detection System (IDS) Sensors. These administrators may have experience ranging from novice to very knowledgeable.

Conventions

This document uses the following conventions:

Item	Convention
Commands, keywords, special terminology, and options that should be selected during procedures	boldface font
Variables for which you supply values and new or important terminology	italic font
Displayed session and system information, paths and file names	screen font
Information you enter	boldface screen font
Variables you enter	italic screen font
Menu items and button names	boldface font
Indicates menu items to select, in the order you select them.	Option > Network Preferences

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Tip Identifies information to help you get the most benefit from your product.

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Note Means reader take note. Notes identify important information that you should reflect upon before continuing, contain helpful suggestions, or provide references to materials not contained in the document.

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Caution Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment damage, loss of data, or a potential breach in your network security.

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Warning Identifies information that you must heed to prevent damaging yourself, the state of software, or equipment. Warnings identify definite security breaches that will result if the information presented is not followed carefully.

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Product Documentation

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Note We sometimes update the printed and electronic documentation after original publication. Therefore, you should also review the documentation on Cisco.com for any updates.

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The following table describes the product documentation that is available.

Table 1 Product Documentation 

Document Title	Available Formats
Release Notes for Management Center for IPS Sensors 2.2 and Monitoring Center for Security 2.2 on Windows and Solaris	On Cisco.com at this URL: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/security_management/vms/ips_mc/2.2/release/notes/cmrn22.html
Supported Devices and Software Versions for Monitoring Center for Security 2.2	On Cisco.com at this URL: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/security_management/vms/security_monitor/2.2/compatibility/information/smsdt22.html
Context-sensitive online help	•Select an option from the navigation tree, then click Help. •Click the Help button in the dialog box.

Related Documentation

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Note We sometimes update the printed and electronic documentation after original publication. Therefore, you should also review the documentation on Cisco.com for any updates.

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The following table describes the additional documentation that is available.

Table 2 Related Documentation 

Document Title	Available Formats
Documentation Guide for the VPN/Security Management Solution 2.3	This document describes the basic tasks involved in preparing and configuring network devices using management centers. On Cisco.com at this URL: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/security_management/vms/2.3/roadmap/docguide2_3.html
Installing the VPN/Security Management Solution (VMS) 2.3 on Windows	This document describes installing and setting up VMS 2.3 on Windows. On Cisco.com at this URL: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/security_management/vms/2.3/install/guide/windows/winig2_3.html
Installing the VPN/Security Management Solution (VMS) 2.3 on Solaris	This document describes installing and setting up VMS 2.3 on Solaris. On Cisco.com at this URL: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/security_management/vms/2.3/install/guide/solaris/solig2_3.html
Using Management Center for IPS Sensors 2.1	On Cisco.com at this URL: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/cscowork/ps3990/products_user_guide_list.html

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see the monthly What's New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation, at:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html

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