Summary
Inspection Bypass rules are processed before the traffic gets to the IPS/TPS inspection engine and as such the SMS would not receive bypass statistics. In order to view Inspection Bypass statistics, access the IPS/TPS via the CLI and run the appropriate command.
Details
This feature enables administrators to configure rules that in effect will allow traffic to bypass the IPS inspection engine. Any traffic that matches an inspection bypass rule is directed through the IPS without further inspection. In addition, traffic that is passed with an inspection bypass rules does not count against the maximum traffic capacity of the device. Inspection Bypass Rules is a feature available in the following TippingPoint devices;
| Device | Rules |
| N-Platform (2500N, 5100N, 6100N) | 8 |
| NX-Platform (2600NX, 5200NX, 6200NX, 7100NX, 7500NX) | 8 |
| TPS (440T, 2200T, 1100TX, 5500TX, 8200TX, 8400TX) *not supported on vTPS | 32 |
Additional information can be found in the Local Security Manager (LSM) or Command Line Interface (CLI) documentation for the products.
