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Updating The Appliance To The Most Recent Software; Next Steps - Cisco MARS Install And Setup Manual

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Updating the Appliance to the Most Recent Software

In the Default Login Prompt field, enter the text displayed at the prompt when requesting the username
Step 2
to access the reporting device.
Step 3
In the Default Password Prompt field, enter the text displayed at the prompt when requesting the
password associated with a username.
Step 4
Click Submit to save your changes.
The specified settings are used globally by MARS to recognize prompts by the TACACS/AAA server.
In the event that neither the TACACS/AAA server prompt or the default device prompt is recognized,
MARS does not attempt to connect to the device and an error message is generated.
Updating the Appliance to the Most Recent Software
After you complete the initial configuration, you need to verify that the appliance is running the most
recent version of available software. For more information and procedures on updating the software, see
Checklist for Upgrading the Appliance Software, page
When the software update is complete, you can identify the reporting devices to monitor, as discussed
in
Next Steps, page

Next Steps

After you have successfully performed the procedures in this guide, your MARS Appliance is installed
and initially configured. The next step is to use a browser and the web interface to fully configure your
MARS Appliance to provide the STM services you want from this installation.
This configuration includes:
For information on configuring devices to monitor, creating inspection rules, and other parameters, see
the following guides, as applicable to your appliance:
Install and Setup Guide for Cisco Security MARS
5-18
5-18.
Defining additional administrative accounts
Identifying the reporting devices and mitigation devices
Defining custom inspection rules
Defining custom reports
Tuning false positives
User Guide for Cisco Security MARS Local Controller
User Guide for Cisco Security MARS Global Controller
Chapter 5
Initial MARS Appliance Configuration
6-6.
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