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FireSIGHT User Agent Configuration Guide
Chapter 2 Setting up a User Agent
Configuring a User Agent
Step 3
Open the setup executable file (
setup.exe
).
Tip
If you are using an account that is not a member of the Administrators group and do not have
permissions to install new applications on the Windows computer, you must elevate to a user that
does belong to the group to have the appropriate permissions to start the installation. To access
the escalation option, right click the
permissions to install new applications on the Windows computer, you must elevate to a user that
does belong to the group to have the appropriate permissions to start the installation. To access
the escalation option, right click the
setup.exe
file and select
Run As
. Select an appropriate user
and supply the password for that user.
Step 4
If you do not have both Microsoft .NET Framework Version 4.0 Client Profile and SQL CE Version 3.5
installed on the Windows computer where you install the agent, you are prompted to download the
appropriate files. Download and install the files.
installed on the Windows computer where you install the agent, you are prompted to download the
appropriate files. Download and install the files.
Step 5
Follow the prompts in the wizard to install the agent.
Step 6
To begin configuring the agent, see
.
Configuring a User Agent
License:
FireSIGHT
Once the agent is installed, you can configure it to receive data from Active Directory servers, report the
information to Defense Centers, exclude specific user names and IP addresses from the reporting, and
log status messages to a local event log or the Windows application log.
information to Defense Centers, exclude specific user names and IP addresses from the reporting, and
log status messages to a local event log or the Windows application log.
To configure the agent:
Access:
Any
Step 1
On the computer where you installed the agent, select
Start > Programs > Sourcefire > Configure Sourcefire
User Agent
.
The following table describes the actions you can take when configuring the agent and where to
configure them.
configure them.
Table 2-1
User Agent Configuration Actions
To...
You can...
change the agent name, change the logoff check
frequency, start and stop the service, and set a
scheduling priority
frequency, start and stop the service, and set a
scheduling priority
select the
General
tab. See
for more information.
add, modify, or remove Active Directory
servers, enable real-time Active Directory
server data retrieval, and modify the Active
Directory server polling interval and maximum
poll length
servers, enable real-time Active Directory
server data retrieval, and modify the Active
Directory server polling interval and maximum
poll length
select the
Active Directory Servers
tab. See
for more information.
add or remove Defense Centers
select the
Sourcefire DCs
tab. See
for
more information.