Hardware Installation and Configuration
X-Series Hardware Installation and Safety Guide V 2.5 19
Technical Specifications
The following table lists technical specifications on the X505 hardware.
Software Specifications
To run the Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), you need one of the following software applications/
devices.
Hardware Installation and Configuration
The TippingPoint X-Series X505 ships with the following pre-installed components:
• One custom processor card with four Ethernet ports
• A host processor to control, configure, monitor, and store network traffic
• A 1GB IDE Flash Drive
• A three-fan cooling unit.
Table 3 - 6: TippingPoint X505 Hardware Specifications
Specification Detail Description
Internal hardware Processor Pentium 4
1 GB IDE Flash drive
1 GB 266 MHz DDR
Primary cache: 32 KB
Secondary cache: 1 MB
Power consumption Max 64W
External interfaces One 10/100 Ethernet, one USB
port, 4 copper ports
Software requirements and network management requirement TP Security Management
Software (SMS) Version 2.5
and above.
Maximum data rates (per port) 50 Mbps
Table 3 - 7: Software Specifications for the TippingPoint X-Series IPS
Specification Description
TippingPoint X-Series Security Management
System (SMS) Software, Version 2.5 and above.
(optional)
SMS can optionally be used to manage multiple
TippingPoint Intrusion Prevention Systems.
1 Windows-based PC running Windows 9x,
NT, 2000, XP, or ME
Must be attached to your network via serial
port.