Configuring agent

After configuring LDAP profile, you need to install the agent on the machine of AD server.

Steps

  1. Sign in to Forcepoint Data Security Cloud.
  2. From the application waffle, select Admin.
  3. From the left Navigation Pane, click the LDAP icon.

    The following page opens displaying existing LDAPs.



  4. Select the specific LDAP/LDAPS profile from the list which you want to configure.
  5. On the Edit LDAPS pane, scroll down to the Agent List section.
  6. Click + Add Agent.
  7. Enter a unique Agent Name.
  8. To save the entered agent name, click Save.

    Once saved, the agent gets created and a dialog opens with an option to download the agent configuration file.



    For the AD agent, the IsActive column is set to null.

  9. To download the agent configuration file, click Download.

    A config.json file gets downloaded, which will contain a secret key and a connection URL of Forcepoint Data Security Cloud with which agent will securely connect via a websocket connection.

  10. To save the changes, click Update.
  11. To download the AD agent setup file, click the icon.
  12. Unzip the AD agent setup and move the config.json file to same unzipped AD agent setup folder.
  13. Copy the unzipped AD agent setup folder to the machine where AD is installed.
  14. In the machine, double-click the cmd.exe file in unzipped AD agent setup folder.

    Wait until you see the "Successfully made websocket connection to Platform" message.

  15. On Forcepoint Data Security Cloud, refresh the agent list.

    For the AD agent, the IsActive column is set to green check.