Learn how to deploy your own Virtual Network Sensor with Microsoft Hyper-V.
Virtual Network Sensor is a lightweight network sensor that scans your network
activity and feeds network activity data to Trend Vision One and allows you
to discover unmanaged assets and gain a holistic view of your attack surface. Before
using the features of Network Security, you
need to set up your Virtual Network Sensor and connect your sensor to Trend Vision One.
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ImportantIf the throughput exceeds 2000 Mbps, Trend Micro recommends configuring your
Virtual Network Sensor using a PCI passthrough that is compliant with the
following drivers: Broadcom tg3 and bnxt_en, and Intel i40e, igb, ixgbe, and
e1000.
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NoteBefore deploying the Virtual Network Sensor, ensure that you have adequate system resources and prepare the following:
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Procedure
- On the Trend Vision One console, go to .
- Click Deploy Virtual Network Sensor.The Virtual Network Sensor Deployment panel appears.
- Select Hyper-V from the disk image type dropdown.
- Click Download Disk Image.
- Extract the installation package zip file.
- Run the PowerShell CLI.
- Type the command
[path]\VirtualNetworkSensor_hyperv_image.[version]\.Replace
[path]
with the filepath location and[version]
with the sensor version.For example, if you extracted version 1.0.12 to your desktop, type the command:C:\Users\[user]\Desktop\VirtualNetworkSensor_hyperv_image.1.0.12\ - Type the command .\vns_deploy.ps1 to run the Virtual
Network Sensor setup wizard.The Virtual Network Sensor setup wizard appears.
- On the Deployment Overview screen, review the steps and click OK to begin configuring the deployment.
- Select a preset deployment configuration you want to use based on your expected throughput requirements, then click OK.
- Specify the location to store the Virtual Network Sensor on the host machine, then click OK.
- Select a virtual switch for the management port and click OK.
- Select a virtual switch for the data port and click OK.
- Set the administrator password.The password must contain:
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12 to 32 characters
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At least one uppercase letter (A-Z)
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At least one lowercase letter (a-z)
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At least one number (0-9)
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At least one special character: ~!`@#$%^&*()/_+=[]{}-\|<>',.?:;"
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- Click OK.
- Review the configuration, and click OK to create the
instance.The script creates the instance automatically. The process might take a few minutes to complete. When finished, PowerShell displays
MAIN: All tasks completed!
- After creation finishes, go to the Hyper-V Manager.
- Power on the Virtual Network Sensor.Your Virtual Network Sensor finishes setting up and automatically connects to Network Inventory.
- To confirm that your Virtual Network Sensor has successfully deployed, access
the Trend Vision One and go
to to view information about your deployed Virtual Network
Sensor.
Tip
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For information about troubleshooting Virtual Network Sensor, see Virtual Network Sensor CLI commands.
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The Virtual Network Sensor default IP allocation is DHCP. For more information about changing the IP settings and registering manually, go to Virtual Network Sensor FAQs.
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