Juniper's IDP range of 1RU chassis-mounted intrusion detection and prevention systems are very well constructed and based along relatively standard hardware designs. As most people are now aware, Juniper Networks earlier this year purchased Netscreen, a large IT security system vendor. Juniper networks traditionally was a networking equipment vendor -- routers, DSLAMs, and so on, concentrating on large carrier-grade networks. The acquisition of Netscreen has now augmented Juniper's range of network security products. The IDP-10 can run at a 10Mbps speed, the IDP-100 at 100Mbps, and so on, through to the IDP-1000 at 1Gbps.When deploying a Juniper IPS solution on the network, first define the perimeter of the network and decide at which points to deploy one or more (depending on the level of fail-over redundancy required) IDP machines, referred to as "sensors". Each of the sensors report back to a centralised management server, which collects all the logs, maintains, and stores all the policies and access information. The security team can then remotely access this centralised server to check the logs, run reports, and manage the configurations of the sensors. The management interface of the IDP series is very impressive, with obvious thought given to usability.
Overall, Juniper provides a very scalable and robust solution with it range of IDP machines. This solution should definitely be on the shortlist for any enterprise with a large distributed network that may need different speeds or classes of IPS solutions in different locations. It has the added benefit and reduced administration overhead of having a centralised management and administration console.
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| Product | Juniper IDP |
| Price | IDP100 AU$29,990 |
| Vendor | Juniper |
| Phone | 02 8913 9800 |
| Web | www.juniper.net |
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| Several models available with excellent features. | |
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| Range of models with clear upgrade paths. | |
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| Pricing seems competitve with other IPS hardware vendors, considering performance. | |
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| Excellent warranty and support; up to three years available. | |
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