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KACE Systems Management Appliance 14.1 Common Documents - KACE Service Desk Administrator Guide

About the KACE Service Desk Getting started
Configuring the appliance
Requirements and specifications Power-on the appliance and log in to the Administrator Console Access the Command Line Console Tracking configuration changes Configuring System-level and Admin-level General Settings Configure appliance date and time settings Managing user notifications Enable Two-Factor Authentication for all users Verifying port settings, NTP service, and website access Configuring network and security settings Configuring session timeout and auto-refresh settings Configuring locale settings Configuring the default theme Configure data sharing preferences About DIACAP compliance requirements Configuring Mobile Device Access Enable fast switching for organizations and linked appliances Linking Quest KACE appliances Configuring history settings Configuring Content Security Policy
Setting up and using labels to manage groups of items Configuring user accounts, LDAP authentication, and SSO Deploying the KACE Agent to managed devices Using Replication Shares Managing credentials Configuring assets
About the Asset Management component Using the Asset Management Dashboard About managing assets Adding and customizing Asset Types and maintaining asset information Managing Software assets Managing physical and logical assets Maintaining and using manual asset information Managing locations Managing contracts Managing licenses Managing purchase records
Setting up License Compliance Managing License Compliance Setting up Service Desk Configure the Cache Lifetime for Service Desk widgets Creating and managing organizations Importing and exporting appliance resources
Managing inventory
Using the Inventory Dashboard Using Device Discovery Managing device inventory
About managing devices Features available for each device management method About inventory information Tracking changes to inventory settings Managing inventory information Finding and managing devices Registering KACE Agent with the appliance Provisioning the KACE Agent Manually deploying the KACE Agent Using Agentless management Adding devices manually in the Administrator Console or by using the API Forcing inventory updates About Remote Control Managing MIA devices Obtaining Dell warranty information
Managing applications on the Software page Managing Software Catalog inventory
About the Software Catalog Viewing Software Catalog information Adding applications to the Software Catalog Managing License assets for Software Catalog applications Associate Managed Installations with Cataloged Software Using software metering Using Application Control Update or reinstall the Software Catalog
Managing process, startup program, and service inventory Writing custom inventory rules
Deploying packages to managed devices
Distributing software and using Wake-on-LAN Broadcasting alerts to managed devices Running scripts on managed devices Using Task Chains
Patching devices and maintaining security
Using the Security Dashboard About patch management Subscribing to and downloading patches Creating and managing patch schedules Managing patch inventory Managing Windows Feature Updates Managing Dell devices and updates Managing Linux package upgrades Manage quarantined file attachments
Using reports and scheduling notifications Monitoring devices
Getting started with monitoring Working with monitoring profiles Managing monitoring for devices Working with alerts
Using the Service Desk
Configuring Service Desk Using the Service Desk Dashboard Managing Service Desk tickets, processes, and reports
Overview of Service Desk ticket lifecycle Creating tickets from the Administrator Console and User Console Creating and managing tickets by email Viewing tickets and managing comments, work, and attachments Merging tickets Using the ticket escalation process Using Service Desk processes Using Ticket Rules Run Service Desk reports Archiving, restoring, and deleting tickets Managing ticket deletion
Managing Service Desk ticket queues About User Downloads and Knowledge Base articles Customizing Service Desk ticket settings Configuring SMTP email servers
Maintenance and troubleshooting
Maintaining the appliance Troubleshooting the appliance
Appendixes Glossary About us Legal notices

Verify port settings

Verify port settings

Appliance ports must be configured correctly to enable device management and database or file access.

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Ensure that the appropriate appliance ports are not blocked by firewall settings:

Port

Use

Direction

20 and 21

(Optional and not recommended) Used to access backup files on the appliance through FTP from outside the firewall.

Inbound to the appliance

22

(Recommended) Used to create an SSH tunnel to quest.com.

Outbound from the appliance

25

(Optional) Used by the appliance SMTP server for email (non-SSL). This is required only if you configure SMTP email. See Configuring SMTP email servers.

Outbound from the appliance

80

(Required unless SSL is enabled) Used for standard HTTP (web) access to the Administrator Console and User Console.

Inbound to the appliance

110

(Optional) Used for POP3 email (non-SSL)

Inbound to the appliance

161

(Optional) Used for SNMP monitoring. See Discovering devices on your network.

Outbound from the appliance

199

(Optional) Used for unidirectional (read-only) SNMP access to managed devices on the network through SMUX, an SNMP multiplexing protocol. See Configure security settings for the appliance

Outbound from the appliance

443

(Required) Used for SSL access and agent messaging protocol communications.

Devices use this port when they check in to the appliance using HTTPS.

The appliance listens on this port for communications from devices on which the KACE Agent is installed.

Inbound to the appliance

587

(Optional) Used by the appliance SMTP server for secure email (SSL enabled). This is required only if you configure secure SMTP email. See Configuring SMTP email servers.

Outbound from the appliance

995

(Optional) Used for POP3 email (SSL enabled).

Inbound to the appliance

3306

(Optional) Used to access the appliance database with external tools. For example, this port is used to run reports on the appliance database using Microsoft Access® or Excel®.

Inbound to the appliance

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Ensure that the appropriate device ports are accessible to the appliance:

Port

Use

7

(Optional) Used by the appliance for UDP traffic on the network, which is used for Wake-on-LAN. See Using Wake-on-LAN.

139

(Optional) Used during KACE Agent provisioning on Windows devices.

161

(Optional) Used for SNMP monitoring. This port should be open and bound to SNMP. See Discovering devices on your network.

445

(Optional) Used during KACE Agent provisioning. See Provisioning the KACE Agent.

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To use an LDAP server for authentication, ensure that the appropriate ports are accessible from the appliance:

Port

Use

389

(Optional) Used for LDAP access.

636

(Optional) Used for secure LDAP access.

Verifying the status of the NTP service

Verifying the status of the NTP service

When downloading patches using HTTPS, the NTP (Network Time Protocol) service must be running on the appliance. The NTP service is required because the secure protocol uses the current date stamps from the appliance to ensure certificate validity.

If the NTP service is not running, patch download failures, suggesting invalid certificates, might result.

Make necessary websites accessible to the appliance

Make necessary websites accessible to the appliance

To complete patch downloads, access product information, and interact with Quest Support, firewall, DNS server, and proxy server settings must allow the appliance to access domains on both port 80 and port 443.

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Ensure that the appliance Administrator Console has links to the following websites:

Website

Description

https://twitter.com/quest

Twitter®

https://www.facebook.com/questsoftware

Facebook®

http://linkedin.com/

LinkedIn®

http://my.kace.com/inKpadsubscriptioncenter

Quest KACE Inkpad

https://www.quest.com/community/b/en/p/endpoint-management

Quest KACE blog

https://kace.uservoice.com/forums/82699-k1000

Quest KACE Uservoice

https://st-rmm-kace.api.splashtop.com

Splashtop®

Configuring network and security settings

Configuring network and security settings

Change appliance network settings
Configure local routing tables
Configure local web server settings and allow access to hosts
Configure security settings for the appliance
Configure Active Directory as the single sign on method
Generate an SSL certificate

Appliance network settings include the hostname, web server name, IP address, and other information required to access the appliance over the network.

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