Summary
Adaptive Filtering Configuration (AFC) automatically manages your device under extreme load conditions. The device can be configured to protect against the potential adverse effects of a defective filter. On rare occurrences, the system may experience extreme load conditions that may cause the device to enter High Availability due to traffic congestion caused by filter failure. To prevent the device from entering HA, the device disables the filter causing the possible congestion of traffic.
Details
How To: Configure the AFC Settings
- Log in to the SMS from a client.
- On the SMS toolbar, navigate to the Devices->All Devices and expand the tab.
- Select an IPS device from the display window and do one of the following:
- Right-click and select Edit->Device Configuration.
- On the top menu select Edit->Details->Device Configuration.
- Double-click the device and click on Device Configuration.
- On the Device Configuration Wizard screen, click the AFC Settings tab.
- For AFC Mode, choose Auto or Manual.
- For AFC Event Severity, choose Info, Warn, Error, or Critical from the drop-down list.
- Click OK to update the device.
Reference: SMS User Guide
