Deploy an AWN301 10G Sensor with internal tap

You can deploy your sensor with internal tap.

For more information about the network configuration of internal tap deployment, see Arctic Wolf Sensor internal tap deployment.

Before you begin

• Verify that these items are in the box from Arctic Wolf®:

  • AWN301 Sensor with 10G card

    Note: Your sensor has a tamper-evident asset ID: AWN-12XXXXXX. Contact your Concierge Security® Team (CST) at security@arcticwolf.com if the asset ID is missing or was tampered with.

  • A CAT6 RJ45 Ethernet cable, 2m

  • Two LC-LC short range multi-mode fiber cables, 1m

  • Two AC30 US power cords

    Notes:

    • If you are in these countries, you are shipped country-specific power cords:
      • Australia
      • Brazil
      • China
      • European Union
      • India
      • Israel
      • Italy
      • Switzerland
      • United Kingdom
    • If you are outside of these countries, you are shipped AC30 US power cords.

  • A set of rack rails

• Add all necessary IP addresses, ports, and services to your allowlist for full AWN301 10G Sensor functionality.

  Tip: To see all the IP addresses that you must allowlist, sign in to the Arctic Wolf Unified Portal, and then click > Allowlist Requirements. The IP addresses that must be allowlisted are listed in the Sensors section.

• If you rate-limit the AWN301 10G Sensor with Quality of Service (QoS), remove this for best performance.

• If your firewall provides SSL/TLS inspection, do not do this inspection on the AWN301 10G Sensor management IP address.

• If you use an application proxy or layer 7 filter on your firewall, allow outbound traffic over OpenVPN for the AWN301 10G Sensor management IP address.

Steps

1. Set up a customer-configured appliance.
2. Install the hardware.
3. Connect the sensor for internal tap deployment.

Step 1: Set up a customer-configured appliance

See Set up a customer-configured appliance for more information.

Step 2: Install the hardware

1. Install the sensor in the applicable rack location.

   If needed, use the provided rails.

2. Using a CAT6 RJ45 Ethernet cable, connect the management port on the sensor to the outbound connection on your network switch.

3. Using the two AC30 US power cords, connect the power connectors on the sensor to a power source.

   Note: Arctic Wolf recommends that you use an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to prevent interruptions from power surges.

4. Turn on the sensor power.

   The system health and ID indicator is blue when the sensor power is on.

5. Ping the management IP address that you provided to Arctic Wolf to verify network connectivity.

6. Wait 15 minutes, and then make sure the status LED is green. This shows that the sensor is connected to the Arctic Wolf monitoring service.

7. If you cannot successfully complete these steps, contact your CST at security@arcticwolf.com.

Step 3: Connect the sensor for internal tap deployment

1. Create a 10G internal tap bridge with WAN0 and LAN0:

   1. Using an LC-LC short range multi-mode fiber cable, connect WAN0 on the sensor to the inside interface of your firewall.
   2. Using an LC-LC short range multi-mode fiber cable, connect LAN0 on the sensor to your network switch.

2. (Optional) If you need to bridge an additional internal interface to your firewall, create an additional 10G internal tap bridge. Repeat the previous step with WAN1 and LAN1.

3. (Optional) Configure a 1G mirror port connection:

   1. Configure a mirror port on your network switch.

      For more information, see the configuration instructions provided by your network switch manufacturer:

      • Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series switch
      • Cisco Meraki MS switch
      • Dell Networking Force10 switch
      • Juniper EX Series switch
      • Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ProCurve switch

   2. Using a CAT6 RJ45 Ethernet cable, connect LAN2, LAN3, LAN4, LAN5, or LAN6 on the sensor to the mirror port on your network switch.

4. Wait one minute, and then make sure network connectivity for network devices is not affected.

   Note: If network connectivity is affected, disconnect the sensor from the network, and then contact your CST at security@arcticwolf.com to schedule a troubleshooting session.

5. Contact your CST at security@arcticwolf.com to make sure that Arctic Wolf can see your network traffic.

AWN301 10G Sensor components

Use these diagrams to identify your sensor components:

Front of sensor

Back of sensor

*This cable is not provided by Arctic Wolf.