Edit Protector: Local Networks tab

Specify the traffic the protector will monitor on the Local Networks tab. Select either:

• Include all networks connected to the protector network.
  Note: If you choose All Networks, traffic is monitored in all directions, regardless of whether a specific direction (inbound or outbound) is configured elsewhere. This may drastically increase the load on the system and the system may collect unnecessary traffic.
• Include specific networks (default). After selecting this option:
  1. Click Add to define the networks.
  2. Enter the network address and subnet mask.

  Added networks appear in the table and can be removed or edited using the appropriate buttons.

By default, “Include specific networks” is selected, and the common lists of non- routable IP addresses (per RFC1918) are included: 10.0.0.0/8, 172.16.0.0/12, 192.168.0.0/16.

• When using this option, be sure that all of the organization’s internal IP addresses are included in this list.
• This list enables the protector to learn which connections are inbound and which are outbound.
• These networks are referred as “my networks” when considering inbound/ outbound/internal directives for the different channels.

If you are using HTTP and SMTP in monitoring mode or SMTP in MTA mode, be sure to select Include specific networks.

• Add all the internal networks for all sites.
• Consider the mail servers and mail relays part of the internal network; this list is used to identify the direction of the traffic.

Click OK to apply the settings.