After you have set up a "load definition" for the signature package file to be copied to the idconf, you must configure an IPS rule name. Use this task to configure an IPS rule name and start the IPS configuration.
You can also use this task to configure a Cisco IOS IPS signature location, which tells Cisco IOS IPS where to save signature information.
The configuration location is used to restore the IPS configuration in case the router reboots or IPS is disabled or reenabled. Files, such as signature definition, signature-type definitions, and signature category information, are written in XML format, compressed, and saved to the specified IPS signature location