Learn how to calculate your credit requirements based on your Network Inventory configuration.
The credit requirements for Network Security features are based on the bandwidth usage
of your configured Network Sensors.
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NoteNetwork Inventory retains data for all Network Sensors for 180 days.
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Feature
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Description
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Required Credits
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Virtual Network Sensor
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Deploy and connect the Virtual Network Sensor to monitor network
activity.
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12,500 credits per 500 Mbps of traffic
Calculated based on total average scanned throughput up to the last
30 days. Credits are allocated dynamically.
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Deep Discovery Inspector network sensor
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Connect the Deep Discovery Inspector appliance and enable the
network sensor feature to monitor network traffic.
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25,000 credits per 1 Gbps of traffic
Calculated based on the configured maximum bandwidth of connected
appliances with the network sensor feature enabled. Credits are allocated when Network
Sensor is enabled.
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TippingPoint network sensor
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Connect your TippingPoint SMS and enable the network sensor feature on
managed appliances to monitor network traffic.
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12,500 credits per 500 Mbps of traffic. Calculated based on the monitored
traffic of all Network Sensors for TippingPoint over the past 30 days. Credits are
allocated
dynamically.
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Send to sandbox for Virtual Network Sensor
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Send suspicious files and other objects to a virtual sandbox for analysis. Results
are displayed in the Sandbox Analysis app.
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2,000 credits per 500 Mbps of traffic
Calculated based on total average scanned throughput up to the last
30 days. Credits are allocated dynamically.
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Your total Network Sensor bandwidth is displayed at the top of the
Network Inventory app screen. Click Bandwidth usage to view a breakdown of
bandwidth usage by sensor type and individual connected sensors. You can view the
current credit
requirements by hovering your mouse over Credit Usage or clicking the
Credit Settings icon (
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).For Virtual Network Sensors, average throughput is calculated on each Virtual Network
Sensor up
to the last 30 days. The averages are added together and rounded up to the nearest
500 Mbps to
determine bandwidth usage and calculate the credit requirement. Newly deployed Virtual
Network
Sensors can only calculate their usage up to when the sensor was first connected to
Network
Inventory.
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TipYou can view your actual scanned bandwidth with the Monitored Network Throughput widget
in the
Security Dashboard app.
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The first time you choose to deploy a Virtual Network Sensor, you are given a 30-day
free
trial. During the trial, Network Inventory starts calculating your average scanned
throughput. If
you choose to auto-allocate credits at the end of your trial, the required credits
are calculated
based on your average usage during the trial period.
You can use the Send to sandbox for Virtual Network Sensor feature during the 30-day
free trial without allocating credits.
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ImportantIf you do not turn on credit auto-allocation during the free trial, your Virtual Network
Sensors are disconnected at the end of the trial. To reconnect, you must turn on dynamic
allocation of credits.
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