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What is NID: Network Interface Device? NID: Network Interface Device. A device that terminates copper pair from the serving central office at the user's destination and which is typically located outside that location. In a FIOS installation with phone service, the installer will run a cable from the ONT to the NID in order to connect the POTS termination on the ONT to the existing inside wiring.
The NIDS can monitor incoming, outgoing, and local traffic. Inspecting outgoing or local traffic can yield valuable insight into malicious activities, just as inspecting incoming traffic can. Some attacks can originate and stay with the local network or be staged inside the network with an outside-the-network target. The NIDS also works with other systems, like a firewall, to help better protect against known attack sources (e.g., a suspected attacker IP address).