IBM Proventia Network Enterprise User Manual - page 38
Chapter 2: Installing and Configuring an Agent
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6. Configure your SiteProtector system account as follows:
7. In the Agent Manager Configuration section, click Add.
8. Configure the Agent Manager in the Add Agent Manager Configuration window as
follows:
Field
Description
Register with the
SiteProtector system
Registers the agent with the SiteProtector system to enable the
agent to scan.
Local Settings Override
SiteProtector Group
Settings
How to handle policy updates:
•
Select the check box if you want the agent to use the
configuration settings you define in Proventia Manager until
you change those settings for the agent group in the
SiteProtector system.
Tip: This setting prevents the agent from starting to function
before you have entirely defined its behavior. You should use
this option.
•
Clear the check box if you want the agent to inherit currently
defined settings from the agent group in the SiteProtector
system.
Tip: You should not use this option.
Desired SiteProtector
Group for Sensor
The name of the group where the agent is registered in the
SiteProtector system.
Note: The SiteProtector system creates the group if it is not
already there.
Heartbeat Interval (secs)
The number of seconds you want the agent to wait between the
times it contacts the SiteProtector system for changed policies
and updates to firmware and assessment content.
Range: 60 to 86,400 seconds (1 minute to 2 days). You should
use the default of 3600.
Field
Description
Authentication Level
The level of authentication to use to communicate with the
SiteProtector system.
Important: To use explicit-trust communication, you must also
complete “Configuring Explicit-Trust Authentication with an Agent
Manager” on page 35.
Name
A meaningful name that corresponds to the SiteProtector Agent
Manager.
Agent Manager Address
The DNS name or the IP address of the SiteProtector Agent
Manager.
Agent Manager Port
The port number on which alerts are sent to the SiteProtector
system.
Note: The default port number is 3995. If you change the default
port number, you must also configure the port number locally on
the SiteProtector Agent Manager.
Account Name
The account name for the Agent Manager.