How Sentriant AG Handles Static IP Addresses
The following list details how Sentriant AG handles static IP addresses:
Inline Mode—Sentriant AG can detect, test, and quarantine static IP addresses. The end-user cannot
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circumvent a quarantine.
DHCP mode
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Sentriant AG can detect and test static IP addresses but cannot quarantine static IP addresses.
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Sentriant AG can detect static IP endpoints in two different ways:
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Any type of traffic from the endpoint can be detected if that endpoint has any network traffic
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visible by Sentriant AG.
An endpoint with a static IP address can be automatically tested only if the endpoint:
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Has credentials stored for agentless testing.
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Already has the agent installed.
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If you do not use the items in the previous list, you cannot capture the users attention in their browser
to force them to supply credentials or install an agent and get tested.
If an endpoint has a static IP address and it can't be tested automatically, the endpoint shows up
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as awaiting test initiation in the Endpoint activity window.
Any mode—An administrator can manually test any endpoint by pointing the endpoint's browser to
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http://<Sentriant AG Enforcement server IP address>:88.
static IP addresses.
Managing Passwords
The passwords associated with your Sentriant AG installation are listed in the following table:
Table 13: Sentriant AG passwords
Sentriant AG
Set during
password
Sentriant AG
Initial install process *
Management
or
Enforcement
server
Sentriant AG
Initial install process *
database
* See the Sentriant AG Installation Guide for the installation process.
Sentriant AG Users' Guide, Version 5.0
This includes endpoints with
Recovery process
See "Resetting the Sentriant AG
Server Password" on page 326.
See "Resetting the Sentriant AG
Database Password" on page 327.
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