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FireSIGHT User Agent Configuration Guide
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Setting up a User Agent
To use Version 2.2 of the User Agent to collect user login data from Microsoft Active Directory servers
and send it to Defense Centers, you must install it, connect it to each Defense Center and Microsoft
Active Directory server, and configure general settings.
and send it to Defense Centers, you must install it, connect it to each Defense Center and Microsoft
Active Directory server, and configure general settings.
To set up a user agent:
Access:
Admin
Step 1
Configure each Defense Center to allow agent connections from the IP address of the computer where
you plan to install the agent. For more information, see:
you plan to install the agent. For more information, see:
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Note
If you plan to use a Version 5.x Defense Center to perform user control, you must also configure
an LDAP connection with user awareness parameters to the Microsoft Active Directory server
on your Defense Center.
an LDAP connection with user awareness parameters to the Microsoft Active Directory server
on your Defense Center.
Step 2
Configure the Windows and user permissions necessary to allow the agent to connect to an Active
Directory server. For more information, see
Directory server. For more information, see
Step 3
Optionally, enable timeouts for idle remote sessions. For more information, see
Step 4
Install the prerequisite programs on the computer where you will install the agent. Set up the computer’s
TCP/IP access to the Active Directory server. For more information, see
TCP/IP access to the Active Directory server. For more information, see
.
Step 5
Optionally, complete a backup of the agent database to retain configuration settings from a previous
version of the User Agent. For more information, see
version of the User Agent. For more information, see
.
Step 6
Install the agent on the computer. For more information, see
Step 7
Configure connections to up to five Microsoft Active Directory servers. Optionally, configure a polling
interval and maximum poll length for the agent. For more information, see
interval and maximum poll length for the agent. For more information, see
Step 8
Configure connections to up to five Defense Centers. For more information, see