Using Monitoring Center for Security 1.2
Index

Table of Contents

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C
D
E
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Index


A

Alarm Export utility

overview   7-24

archiving   7-24

audience for this document   ix

B

backing up the database   7-43

C

cautions

significance of   x

Cisco.com, accessing   xiv

Cisco Secure Policy Manager

importing events from   7-32

CiscoWorks2000

logging in   2-2

column order

in Event Viewer   4-11

columns

deleting from the Event Viewer display   4-15

compacting

database   7-39

context buffer

in Event Viewer   4-23

correlating events

D

database

compacting   7-39

reducing the size

database rules

adding   7-19

deleting   7-23

editing   7-22

overview   7-10

databases

backing up   7-43

restoring   7-45

deleting

device configurations   3-17

deleting events from the database

procedure for   4-16

recommendations for   4-16

destination addresses

viewing host names   4-23

devices

adding

RDEP-based sensors   3-3

adding configurations

Cisco IDS Host Sensor   3-10, 3-11

discovering postoffice settings   3-9

PIX Firewall   3-10, 3-11

postoffice-based sensors   3-4

deleting configurations   3-17

editing configurations   3-17

importing configurations   3-15

monitoring overview   3-2

documentation   xi

additional online   xiv

audience for this   ix

feedback, submitting electronically   xv

obtaining   xiv

CD-ROM   xv

Cisco.com   xiv

ordering   xv

other Cisco publications and information   xviii

related to this product   xii

typographical conventions in   x

E

editing

device configurations   3-17

e-mail servers

specifying   7-2

event

correlation

overview   1-4

Event Expansion Boundaries   4-18

event notifications

specifying default e-mail servers   7-2

event rules

activating   5-17

adding   5-11

deactivating   5-18

deleting   5-19

editing   5-16

overview   5-1

events

archiving   7-24

correlation

using Event Rules   1-4

using Event Viewer   1-4

using reports   1-4

deleting   7-24

deleting from the database   4-16

deleting from the Event Viewer display   4-15

refreshing in Event Viewer   4-26

resuming addition to Event Viewer   4-20

suspending addition to Event Viewer   4-20

types displayed in Event Viewer   4-2

Event Viewer   4-1

blocking   4-26

changing column order   4-11

collapsing cells   4-17

context buffer   4-23

deleting a column from the display   4-15

deleting events   4-16

deleting events from the display   4-15

expanding cells   4-19

preferences   4-21

refreshing events   4-26

removing blocks   4-27

resuming events   4-20

saving column order   4-20

setting Event Expansion Boundaries   4-18

starting   4-13

suspending events   4-20

viewing event statistics   4-25

viewing host names   4-23

viewing list of users   4-32

viewing the NSDB   4-25

G

graphs of event data   4-11

GUI elements   2-6

H

help   xvi

Cisco.com   xvi

online documentation   xiv

TAC   xvii

Escalation Center   xviii

website   xvii

host names

viewing for source and destination addresses in Event Viewer   4-23

hosts

blocking traffic from   4-26

removing blocks   4-27

I

IDIOM files

importing   7-33

IdsAlarms utility   7-24

IdsImportArchivedData utility

overview   7-34

IdsImportIdiom utility

overview   7-33

using   7-38

IdsImportNrLog utility

overview   7-32

using   7-38

IDS Pruning utility

overview   7-27

importing

alarms   7-30

device configurations   3-15

from CSPM   7-30

from Director   7-30

IDIOM files   7-33

nrlog files   7-32

pruning archive files   7-34

IPSec

using to secure communication between sensors and Security Monitor   A-1

L

logging in

CiscoWorks2000   2-2

M

monitored devices

N

networks

blocking traffic from   4-26

removing blocks   4-27

Network Security Database

nrlog files

importing   7-32

NSDB (Network Security Database)

viewing   4-25

P

postoffice

specifying settings   7-2

pruning archive files

importing   7-34

R

remote hosts

specifying   3-18, 3-21

reports

alarm   6-2

audit   6-4

CSA   6-5

deleting   6-10

deleting scheduled report templates   6-12

editing parameters for   6-11

overview   6-1

saving as HTML   6-9

types of   6-2

viewing   6-8

restoring

caution   7-46

databases   7-45

S

Secure Shell protocol

sensors

securing event reception from   A-1

sensor software

updating   7-47

signature updates

notification by e-mail   7-48

signature versions

updating   7-47

Software Center   7-55

source addresses

viewing host names   4-23

SSH

definition of   3-6

starting

Security Monitor   2-3

syslog

changing the port   7-5

default port   7-5

forwarding   7-6

pruning Solaris message file   7-8

specifying settings   7-4

T

TAC (Technical Assistance Center)   xvii

Escalation Center   xviii

website   xvii

technical support   xvi

Cisco.com   xvi

TAC   xvii

Escalation Center   xviii

website   xvii

troubleshooting

securing communication between sensors and Security Monitor   A-1

typographical conventions in this document   x

U

users

viewing list of in Event Viewer   4-32

V

viewing event statistics

from Event Viewer   4-25

W

warnings, significance of   x

wizard elements   2-8