KACE Systems Deployment Appliance 9.2 Common Documents

User session details include the IP address of the currently logged-in user. This information is displayed on the Recent Sessions page. For public IP addresses you can also display the geographical location associated with a specific IP address, however this requires a location database to be installed on the KACE Systems Deployment Appliance and each Remote Site Appliance. You can install the MaxMind Geolocation database free of charge and display user locations for any public IP address.

MaxMind offers country and city databases. A city database is typically larger in size and takes longer to install. A country database provides only the name of the country associated with each public IP address, while a city database allows the appliance to display the city, state (if applicable), and the country.

You can periodically refresh the location database by installing an updated version. While it is possible to install multiple databases over time, the most recently installed database overwrites the contents of the previous version. For example, if a country database is already installed, and you install a city database on the appliance, the Location column on the Recent Sessions page reflects the information from the newly installed city database.

For complete information about MaxMind Geolocation databases, visit https://www.maxmind.com/.

NOTE: Locations cannot be displayed when a private IP address is used to access the appliance.

Download a location database from https://www.maxmind.com/.

NOTE: To download a database file from MaxMind, start by creating a user profile. You must download a file that uses the MMDB format, not a CSV file.

Complete one of the following steps, as applicable.

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KACE Systems Deployment Appliance only.

Click Settings > Control Panel to display the Control Panel, then click General Settings to display the General Settings page.

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Remote Site Appliance only.

Click Settings > Control Panel to display the Control Panel, then click Remote Site Settings to display the Remote Site Settings page.

On the page that appears, under MaxMind Geolocation Database, point to the downloaded tar.gz file.

You can do that either by clicking Select file and providing the path to the downloaded file, or by dragging and dropping the file into the indicated area.

Click Update Database.

It may take a few minutes for the database installation to complete, depending on the type of database being installed. When the installation is complete, the Database Type and Database Version fields provide the relevant details.

NOTE: A city database typically takes longer to install and update than a country database due to its file size.

Next, you can go to the Recent Sessions page and review the location data for the current user. See View a list of user sessions.

View a list of user sessions

Use the Recent Sessions page to view all sessions associated with your account. You can review your user sessions on the KACE Systems Deployment Appliance, or each Remote Site Appliance, as applicable. Alternatively, to see the latest sessions, in the top-right corner, click the Recent Sessions icon, and review the list in the My Recent Sessions pane that appears.

In case the appliance detects multiple sessions for the current user, the icon displays a red exclamation point.

On the left navigation pane, click Audit Log to expand the section, then click Recent Sessions to display the Recent Sessions page.

Review the list of user sessions.

Each entry displays your user name, the browser used, your operating system, IP address, the session duration, the date and time of the last activity, and any applicable actions. For the users with a public IP address, it also shows the location, if you have a location database installed. See Install and configure the location database.