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This Method of Procedure is a detailed guidance about how to install Snare Open Source Agents on Microsoft Windows. We will refer to this product as SNARE.
 
This Method of Procedure is a detailed guidance about how to install Snare Open Source Agents on Microsoft Windows. We will refer to this product as SNARE.
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http://gigaflowsupport.viavisolutions.com/manual/
 
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== Pre-installation Notes and Procedures ==
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=Pre-installation Notes and Procedures=
  
2.1 Snare Open Source and Enterprise Agents
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==Snare Open Source and Enterprise Agents==
  
 
Snare recommends upgrading from its Open Source Agents to its Enterprise Agents solution. From Snare’s website:
 
Snare recommends upgrading from its Open Source Agents to its Enterprise Agents solution. From Snare’s website:
 
  “We know that there are still plenty of users around the world who lean on our open source agents so we still make them available to download. We would like to reiterate that they have been out of date for years and we highly recommend that you use Snare Enterprise Agents”.
 
  “We know that there are still plenty of users around the world who lean on our open source agents so we still make them available to download. We would like to reiterate that they have been out of date for years and we highly recommend that you use Snare Enterprise Agents”.
2.2 Installation Locations
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Snare Open Source Agents must be installed on each Microsoft Active Directory (AD) server that is in use and on the device that stores the Windows logs.
 
Snare Open Source Agents must be installed on each Microsoft Active Directory (AD) server that is in use and on the device that stores the Windows logs.
3. Detailed Procedure
 
  
3.1. Download and Install SNARE
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==Download and Install SNARE==
  
 
For each machine:  
 
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e) There is no login after installing SNARE; the user login is “snare”. You can set a new password.
 
e) There is no login after installing SNARE; the user login is “snare”. You can set a new password.
  
3.2. Configure SNARE
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c) Remove all other Objectives.
 
c) Remove all other Objectives.
 
d) Click Apply latest Audit Configuration.
 
d) Click Apply latest Audit Configuration.
3.3. Configure GigaFlow
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a) In GigaFlow a syslog parser is required to parse the username and IP into the database. Navigate to System > Syslog Parsers.
 
a) In GigaFlow a syslog parser is required to parse the username and IP into the database. Navigate to System > Syslog Parsers.
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Figure 1: SNARE Filtering Objective Configuration. 
 
Figure 1: SNARE Filtering Objective Configuration. 
4. Verifying the Installation
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a) Navigate to System > Syslog Parsers click to edit the syslog parser just created. If the system is working correctly, matched syslog entries will be displayed in the Matches table.
 
a) Navigate to System > Syslog Parsers click to edit the syslog parser just created. If the system is working correctly, matched syslog entries will be displayed in the Matches table.
 
 

Revision as of 17:13, 14 February 2019


=Summary and Scope+

This Method of Procedure is a detailed guidance about how to install Snare Open Source Agents on Microsoft Windows. We will refer to this product as SNARE. Additional documentation and support are available in the manual and wiki at: http://gigaflowsupport.viavisolutions.com/manual/

Contents

Pre-installation Notes and Procedures

Snare Open Source and Enterprise Agents

Snare recommends upgrading from its Open Source Agents to its Enterprise Agents solution. From Snare’s website:

“We know that there are still plenty of users around the world who lean on our open source agents so we still make them available to download. We would like to reiterate that they have been out of date for years and we highly recommend that you use Snare Enterprise Agents”.

Installation Locations

Snare Open Source Agents must be installed on each Microsoft Active Directory (AD) server that is in use and on the device that stores the Windows logs.

Detailed Procedure

Download and Install SNARE

For each machine: a) Navigate to https://www.snaresolutions.com/products/snare-agents/open-source-agents/ b) Register, download the installer and run as administrator. c) The default SNARE port is 6161. d) Ensure that that the SNARE service is running. e) There is no login after installing SNARE; the user login is “snare”. You can set a new password.

Configure SNARE

For each machine:

a) Using SNARE’s Network Configuration Option, instruct SNARE to send messages to the GigaFlow server IP address. b) Navigate to SNARE Filtering Objective Configuration and select the messages that you are interested in, e.g. Logon or Logoff events. See Figure 1, below. c) Remove all other Objectives. d) Click Apply latest Audit Configuration.

Configure GigaFlow

a) In GigaFlow a syslog parser is required to parse the username and IP into the database. Navigate to System > Syslog Parsers. b) The parser type must be set to User.


Figure 1: SNARE Filtering Objective Configuration. 

Verifying the Installation

a) Navigate to System > Syslog Parsers click to edit the syslog parser just created. If the system is working correctly, matched syslog entries will be displayed in the Matches table.