Windows installation

In this manual, we will cover all panels visible during the setup of the GuardMode Agent on Windows OS.

Running the installer

After running the installer and being presented with an initial panel, the user needs to simply click on the Next button to start the setup process. Then, the License Agreement screen appears - the installation will not continue without accepting the agreement details.

Installation directory

Here, the user can choose a custom installation path (by clicking on the folder icon next to the default installation path) or simply continue with the default path.

Additional configuration

The user is asked to provide a password for accessing GuardMode Agent via its REST API.

Notifications setup

The Setup DPX Notification checkbox is selected by default since it assists with two configurations:

• Setting up DPX Notification Provider to send events into the DPX panel along with noting it in logs

• Adding Catalogic GuardMode Agent to DPX Master Server (registering it a Node, which allows to configure the Agent through DPX WebUI)

The Setup Syslog notifications option is unchecked by default but the user can select it to:

• Set up GuardMode Agent to send notifications to the Syslog server

• Set up communication using TLS (if desired). In the New REST API password field please provide your own custom password

DPX configuration panel (optional)

If the Setup DPX notification box is left unchecked in the previous step, this whole screen will be skipped during installation.

In the hostname field the user is to provide the address of their DPX Master Server; in the username and password fields they need to provide credentials used to log into the DPX interface, which will allow the GuardMode Agent to connect and register a node so that the user is able to configure Agent settings via the DPX WebUI.

In this step, the user should make sure to be connected to the same network as the Master Server.

Syslog configuration panel (optional)

This step will be skipped by default. If Setup Syslog notifications checkbox is selected during additional configuration, the user will be able to see that panel.

In the Application Name input the user can type in the name of the application sending messages to the Syslog server. In other words, this will be the "sender" that sent the message to Syslog. In the Hostname input the user needs to provide the hostname (or IP address) of the Syslog server.

Users can configure GuardMode Agent to send notifications using TLS. To do that, they are required to have a TLS certificate.

If the user decides to use TLS protocol, they must provide a valid port in the Port input. For TLS valid port will be 6514 (http://tcp-udp-ports.com/port-6514.htm). In the TLS certificate field the user has to provide a path to their certificate (a window will open to select the path to the file). If the certificate is untrusted, the user can check the Disable certificate validation checkbox. In that case, the TLS certificate's validation will not be performed.

If the user does not wish to use TLS protocol, they only have to leave the default value (514) of Port input and provide a valid hostname of the Syslog server.

Finishing installation

On the Ready to install panel, after clicking the Next button the installation wizard will start the deployment of GuardMode Agent to the user's machine.

In order to verify the correct installation of GuardMode Agent, the user should confirm there is a service named "CatalogicGuardModeAgent" with status "Running" in the Services tab of Windows Task Manager.