Active Administrator 8.6.3 - Installation Guide

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Applying a license file Creating a passphrase Setting the Active Administrator database Setting the Active Administrator archive database Configuring purge and archive settings Storing Active Administrator data Setting up the email server Setting up features and the owner Configuring active template delegation enforcement Configuring group policy history Configuring Active Directory backups Configuring Active Administrator users Configuring service accounts Connecting to System Center Operations Manager and Enabling SNMP Notifications Reviewing selections

Installing Active Administrator console Setting up the console

Setting up auditing on domain controllers Installing audit agents Creating alerts

Setting up workstation logon auditing

Deploying the workstation logon audit agent Enabling the default port

Using Active Administrator

Appendix: Active Administrator Server Manager

Starting the Active Administrator Server Manager Active Administrator Foundation and Data Services

SQL Full-Text Search

Web Server Configuration Managing Security

Managing the passphrase Managing file security Managing database security Recovering from a lost passphrase

Enabling the default port

If Windows® Firewall is enabled on the workstation where the workstation logon auditing agent is installed, you need to create an exception to allow communication with Active Administrator® Foundation Service (AFS) through port 15601.

To enable the default port

On the workstation where the workstation logon auditing agent is installed, start the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security snap-in, right-click on Outbound Rules, and choose New Rule.

Select Port.

Click Next.

Select Specific local ports, and type 15601.

Click Next.

Select Allow the connection.

Click Next.

Type a name for the rule, and (optionally) a description.

Click Finish.

Using Active Administrator

For more information on using Active Administrator® Console, see the Quest® Active Administrator® User Guide or access the help contents within the Active Administrator Console application.