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Answer ID 4081 Products IBM Proventia Network IPS - G Category Installation/Configuration Date Created 05/08/2007 09:29 AM Last Updated 03/10/2010 09:44 AM Product Version Firmware 1.0+ How do I register or unregister/ register a Proventia G (Intrusion Prevention System) in SiteProtector 2.0 Service Pack 6.1? Article Details This article details how to register or unregister/re-register a Proventia Next Generation appliance (Firmware 1.2 or greater) with SiteProtector 2.0 SP 6.1/7.0. This information applies to: Proventia G (Intrusion Prevention System) Firmware 1.0 + Proventia A (FW 1.7) Fix Version: N/A Related Articles: KBA #3020 - Can the Proventia G appliances get their updates from the update server? KBA #3869 - How do I restore my Proventia G/GX Appliance back to Factory Defaults? KBA #5925 - How do I delete a Proventia G from SiteProtector if it is still listed as Active? Answer To register a Proventia Next Generation appliance that has never been registered in the SiteProtector console, complete the following steps: 1. Open a Web browser and go to https://<IP Address of the appliance> 2. Login to the LMI web management site. 3. In the left pane of the appliance's LMI, expand the System section. Next, expand the Management section. 4. Check the box that says Register with SiteProtector. 5. Add an entry for the Agent Manager in which the Proventia appliance will communicate. a. Click the green plus sign (+) in the Agent Manager's Configuration window. b. Enter the Trust Level for the connection (First Time Trust, Trust All,or Explicit Trust) c. Enter the TCP/IP port that is used to connect to the Agent Manager (Default is 3995.) d. Enter the username and password to access the SiteProtector installation. e. Enter Proxy information if you have a proxy between the SiteProtector installation and the Proventia appliance. 6. Save your settings. Wait 10 minutes for it to become visible in SiteProtector. To unregister / re-register an existing Proventia Next Generation appliance in the SiteProtector console, complete the following steps : 1. Locate a copy of your Proventia appliance license. 2. Open a Web browser and go to https://<IP Address of the appliance> 3. In the left pane of the appliance's LMI, expand the System section. Next, expand the Management section. 4. Delete your Agent Manager settings from the Proventia appliance. Select the Agent Manager in the Agent Manager Configuration window and select the red X. This will remove the Agent Manager settings. 5. Unregister the appliance from SiteProtector by disabling the Register With SiteProtector box. 6. Close the web interface (LMI) windows. 7. SSH to the Proventia G and login as root. 8. Rename the key file(s) on the Proventia appliance: a. Move to the key directory by running the following command cd /var/spool/crm/leafcerts b. Rename the key files from <IP Address>_3995.pem to mv <IP address>_3995.pem <IP Address>_3995.bak c. Enter ls at the prompt to ensure that the files have been renamed to .bak and that the .pem are not present. 9. Open a Web browser and go to https://<IPAddress of the appliance> 10. In the left pane of the appliance's LMI, expand the System section. Next, expand the Management section. 11. Add an entry for the Agent Manager in which the Proventia appliance will communicate. a. Click the green plus sign (+) in the Agent Manager Configuration window. b. Enter the Trust Level for the connection (First Time Trust, Trust All,or Explicit Trust) c. Enter the TCP/IP port that is used to connect to the Agent Manager (Default is 3995.) d. Enter the username and password to access the SiteProtector install. e. Enter Proxy information if you have a proxy between the SiteProtector install and the Proventia appliance. 12. Save your settings. 13. Check the Register With SiteProtector. 14. Save your settings. Wait 10 minutes for it to become visible in SiteProtector. _________________________________________________________________________________ Reduce your wait time! Activate your Customer Support Portal account. You can create, track, and update Customer Support incidents online via the Customer Support Center. This provides you an easy to use method for monitoring the progress of support incidents. (Currently available in North America and EMEA only). Page 1 of 2 How do I register or unregister/ register a Proventia G (Intrusion Prevention System) in Si... 6/4/2010 https://iss.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/iss.cfg/php/enduser/prnt_adp.php?p_faqid=4081&p_created...
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Answer ID
4081
Products
IBM Proventia Network IPS - G
Category
Installation/Configuration
Date Created
05/08/2007 09:29 AM
Last Updated
03/10/2010 09:44 AM
Product Version
Firmware 1.0+
How do I register or unregister/ register a Proventia G (Intrusion Prevention System) in SiteProtector 2.0 Service Pack 6.1?
Article Details
This article details how to register or unregister/re-register a Proventia Next Generation appliance (Firmware 1.2 or greater) with SiteProtector 2.0 SP 6.1/7.0.
This information applies to: Proventia G (Intrusion Prevention System) Firmware 1.0 + Proventia A (FW 1.7)
Fix Version: N/A
Related Articles: KBA #3020 - Can the Proventia G appliances get their updates from the update server? KBA #3869 - How do I restore my Proventia G/GX Appliance back to Factory Defaults? KBA #5925 - How do I delete a Proventia G from SiteProtector if it is still listed as Active?
Answer
To register a Proventia Next Generation appliance that has never been registered in the SiteProtector console, complete the following steps:
1. Open a Web browser and go to https://<IP Address of the appliance> 2. Login to the LMI web management site. 3. In the left pane of the appliance's LMI, expand the System section. Next, expand the Management
section. 4. Check the box that says Register with SiteProtector. 5. Add an entry for the Agent Manager in which the Proventia appliance will communicate.
a. Click the green plus sign (+) in the Agent Manager's Configuration window. b. Enter the Trust Level for the connection (First Time Trust, Trust All,or Explicit Trust) c. Enter the TCP/IP port that is used to connect to the Agent Manager (Default is 3995.) d. Enter the username and password to access the SiteProtector installation. e. Enter Proxy information if you have a proxy between the SiteProtector installation and the Proventia appliance.
6. Save your settings. Wait 10 minutes for it to become visible in SiteProtector.
To unregister / re-register an existing Proventia Next Generation appliance in the SiteProtector console, complete the following steps :
1. Locate a copy of your Proventia appliance license. 2. Open a Web browser and go to https://<IPAddress of the appliance> 3. In the left pane of the appliance's LMI, expand the System section. Next, expand the Management
section. 4. Delete your Agent Manager settings from the Proventia appliance. Select the Agent Manager in the
Agent Manager Configuration window and select the red X. This will remove the Agent Manager settings.
5. Unregister the appliance from SiteProtector by disabling the Register With SiteProtector box. 6. Close the web interface (LMI) windows. 7. SSH to the Proventia G and login as root. 8. Rename the key file(s) on the Proventia appliance:
a. Move to the key directory by running the following command cd /var/spool/crm/leafcerts b. Rename the key files from <IP Address>_3995.pem to mv <IP address>_3995.pem <IP Address>_3995.bak c. Enter ls at the prompt to ensure that the files have been renamed to .bak and that the .pem are not present.
9. Open a Web browser and go to https://<IPAddress of the appliance> 10. In the left pane of the appliance's LMI, expand the System section. Next, expand the Management
section. 11. Add an entry for the Agent Manager in which the Proventia appliance will communicate.
a. Click the green plus sign (+) in the Agent Manager Configuration window. b. Enter the Trust Level for the connection (First Time Trust, Trust All,or Explicit Trust) c. Enter the TCP/IP port that is used to connect to the Agent Manager (Default is 3995.) d. Enter the username and password to access the SiteProtector install. e. Enter Proxy information if you have a proxy between the SiteProtector install and the Proventia appliance.
12. Save your settings. 13. Check the Register With SiteProtector. 14. Save your settings. Wait 10 minutes for it to become visible in SiteProtector.
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Reduce your wait time! Activate your Customer Support Portal account. You can create, track, and update Customer Support incidents online via the Customer Support Center. This provides you an easy to use method for monitoring the progress of support incidents. (Currently available in North America and EMEA only).
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