The initial installation of Snort is simple. Navigate to System | Package Manager and click on the Available Packages tab. Scroll down to the entry for Snort and click on the green Install button. Then click on the Confirm button to confirm installation. Once you do, the web GUI will automatically transfer you to the Package Installer tab, which will provide information on the progress of Snort's download and installation.
Once Snort is installed, there will be a new entry on the Services menu for it. Navigate to Services | Snort to begin configuration. Click on the Global Settings tab. Here, you will find a number of settings that will apply to all interfaces on which Snort is activated. Note that under ...
