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Guardian Air
Learn how Guardian Air extends visibility and protection across the wireless spectrum in your operational network.
Introduction
An overview of Guardian Air.
Description
A description of the key characteristics of the Guardian Air sensor.

Guardian Air
Learn how Guardian Air extends visibility and protection across the wireless spectrum in your operational network.
- Introduction
  An overview of Guardian Air.
  - Guardian Air
    Guardian Air is a wireless security sensor for operational technology (OT) and Internet of Things (IoT) environments. It monitors in real-time activities from prominent wireless frequencies, to provide immediate visibility to connected assets and attack surfaces. Guardian Air seamlessly integrates with Vantage for unified visibility of wired, wireless and endpoint assets across your OT and IoT environments.
  - Description
    A description of the key characteristics of the Guardian Air sensor.
  - Operation
    Learn how Guardian Air operates and what the different colors of the status indicator mean.
- Requirements
  The machine and network requirements necessary to use Guardian Air.
- Setup
  Information and resources on how to connect and install Guardian Air.
- Cleaning
  The correct cleaning procedure.
- Troubleshooting
  Troubleshooting procedures to help you solve problems that might occur when you use Guardian Air.
- Print format documentation
  A list of all the print-format documentation that is available for Guardian Air.

Description

A description of the key characteristics of the Guardian Air sensor.

General

Guardian Air — Figure 1. Guardian Air

The Nozomi Networks Guardian Air sensor is a sleek, compact device designed for deployment in industrial control systems (ICS) environments. Its design focuses on simplicity and functionality, ensuring seamless integration into diverse operational technology (OT) setups. The sensor features a durable, hard plastic body, that ensures resilience in challenging industrial environments.

The top of the sensor has:

A power button
A reset button
An light-emitting diode (LED) status indicator
A reserved port that is not used at this time

Guardian Air - top view — Figure 2. Guardian Air - top view

The bottom of the sensor has:

A MGMT (management) port
A Global Positioning System (GPS) connector
A 12 Volts Direct Current (VDC) power connector
A universal serial bus (USB) connector
Three reserved ports that are not used at this time

Guardian Air - bottom view — Figure 3. Guardian Air - bottom view

Electrical supply

You can connect electrical power to the sensor through:

A power over ethernet (PoE) compatible switch
The supplied 12 Volts Direct Current external power supply

Power over Ethernet (PoE) connector — Figure 4. Power over Ethernet (PoE) connector