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Chapter 2: Installing and Configuring an Agent
Before You Begin
Introduction
User interfaces
Location of your
agent—perspective
Using multiple
agents and
perspective
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This topic provides introductory information and explains considerations for installing
your Enterprise Scanner agent.
The following table describes the interfaces you use for each configuration phase:
Interface
Proventia Setup Assistant
Proventia Manager
SiteProtector Console
Table 10: Configuration interfaces
When you scan a group of assets, you anticipate and interpret results based on the
location of your agent relative to the location of the assets. Scanning a group of assets from
inside a firewall, for example, produces different results than scanning the same group of
assets from outside the firewall. In Enterprise Scanner, you use perspective to define a
logical network location.
If you plan to install multiple agents now, or in the future, you should consider
perspective before you proceed. If you do not intend to install multiple agents, you can
use the default, Global perspective.
For a complete explanation of perspective, see "What is Perspective?" on
Reference:
page 124, "Defining Perspectives" on page 125, and "One Way to Use Perspective" on
page 126.
Purpose
To configure network and administrative settings for the agent
immediately after you turn on or reinstall the agent.
To configure agent settings to enable the agent to work with the
SiteProtector system.
To monitor and troubleshoot the agent.
To change low-level settings that you chose in the Proventia Setup
Assistant.
To perform manual maintenance functions, such as manually
downloading and installing updates or manually backing up and
restoring your agent.
To set up and manage your vulnerability management processes.
To change the agent settings.
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