Integrating PacketSentry into Your NetworkSimply plug PacketSentry into your network and go – no agents, Netflow, logs or clients required. DeploymentThe PacketSentry Probe provides deep packet analysis operating up to one gigabit true wirespeed. The appliance is deployed in key locations on the network typically attached to switches facing critical server farms. The Probe has 3 monitoring ports and one port for enforcement. The appliance operates out-of-band and negates impacting network performance or availability. The appliance supports popular switch port taps and switch port mirrors. Branch Probes, which operate at 200 MBPS and have only one monitoring port, are used to gain remote office coverage. The PacketSentry Probe securely communicates with the PacketSentry Manager which interfaces with Windows Domain Controllers and Directory Services such as Active Directory. Identity and Directory ServicesThe PacketSentry Probe appliance monitors the network for identity transaction details such as Kerberos transactions. The PacketSentry Manager interfaces with Windows Domain controllers to obtain current user logon states. The user ID and assigned IP address are maintained to bind user transactions with user identity. The PacketSentry Manager interfaces with Directory Services such as Active Directory and LDAP. The system maintains a database of user actions with assured identity. The Manager interfaces with Directory Services to facilitate rule creation and provide business context to all queries, alerts, dashboard and report functions. This Directory integration imports, monitors and applies user, system and group directory object changes to respective PacketSentry components. By leveraging your Directory Services investment, overall administration effort is reduced and the system automatically keeps respective policy objects synchronized. ApplicationsPacketSentry appliance solution seamlessly analyzes network traffic layers 4-7 to provide granular user transactions down to the business-level network transactions down to the database and database table, directory/folder name and filename, and e-mail, webmail, chat and P2P sources, destination and attachment details. Popular application support includes*:
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