subject: IPS Connectivity - Is Your IPS Fail-Safe ? [print this page] IPS Connectivity - Is Your IPS Fail-Safe ?
Intrusion prevention systems (IPSs) protect your network from malware and unauthorized access. But is your IPS hurting your networks reliability? IPSs are installed in-line in the network to intercept suspect traffic, but what happens if the IPS loses power or gets overwhelmed by too much traffic? The network goes down or slows down, negatively impacting employee productivity and business profitability.
An iBypass Switch protects your network against power losses and IPS slowdowns. It installs in-line in your network so the IPS doesnt have to, and it makes sure your traffic keeps flowing even when the IPS doesnt.
Bypass Your Troubled IPS
The iBypass Switch creates a fail-safe in-line port for your IPS. When the IPS failures, the iBypass Switch also enables you to take down the IPS for maintenance or to redeploy it without incurring any network downtime. Simply unplug the IPS, and the iBypass Switch automatically keeps the traffic flowing. You can even test new IPS signature sets by putting the IPS in passive (intrusion detection or IDS) mode, because the iBypass Switch acts like Tap and copies the traffic to the IPS when the IPS is out of the circuit.
More Network Uptime
Besides protecting your network from power and IPS failures, the iBypass Switch also enables you to take down the IPS for maintenance or to redeploy it without incurring any network downtime. Simply unplug the IPS, and the iBypass Switch automatically keeps the traffic flowing. You can even test new IPS signature sets by putting the IPS in passive (intrusion detection or IDS) mode, because the iBypass Switch acts like a Tap and copies the traffic to the IPS when the IPS is out of the circuit.
