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Log File Created During Installation

Chapter 2    Installing Pointsec PC for Administrators 

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After that, the following dialog box opens: 

5. Select 

Finish

, the following dialog box opens: 

6. Click 

Yes

 to restart your workstation. Once restarted, the installation 

program installs the Pointsec PC system code necessary and verifies 
the volumes available. For example: 

During every start-up, Pointsec PC runs a suite of self tests to verify 
that its integrity has not been compromised.

Once Pointsec PC is completely installed, you will have to authenticate 
yourself to access the PC.

Log File Created During Installation

While installing Pointsec PC, a log file containing the status of the 
installation is written. It is located here (depending on where the 
Documents and Settings folder is located):

Содержание Pointsec PC

Страница 1: ...Pointsec PC Installation Guide Version 6 3 1 B November 5 2008...

Страница 2: ......

Страница 3: ...s been taken in the preparation of this book Check Point assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions This publication and features described herein are subject to change without notice RESTRICTE...

Страница 4: ......

Страница 5: ...Installing 10 Read the Release Notes 10 Considerations for Other Programs 10 Review precheck txt 10 Changing Graphics Displayed in Preboot and License Text Displayed during Installation 21 Chapter 2...

Страница 6: ...ii...

Страница 7: ...istered across the network As encryption is both automatic and transparent security is enforced without requiring special efforts from users Introduction page 1 Who Should Read This Guide page 2 About...

Страница 8: ...the process of installing Pointsec PC for use on an administrator s workstation Information on creating profiles deploying them administering Pointsec PC protected computers and updating Pointsec PC...

Страница 9: ...is delivery method Pointsec PC is delivered directly to you by a Pointsec engineer Before you accept delivery of Pointsec PC always check the credentials of the Pointsec engineer The Pointsec PC CD RO...

Страница 10: ...ckage s each contain a ZIP file containing the Pointsec product and a text file product_file_name txt which contains the information you need to verify that the package has not been tampered with To d...

Страница 11: ...Contact in the Case of an Unsuccessful Delivery If your Pointsec PC delivery shows signs of having been tampered with or the MD5 checksum you generate does not match the checksum in validate txt conta...

Страница 12: ...Who To Contact in the Case of an Unsuccessful Delivery 6...

Страница 13: ...information on Pointsec PC administrators see the Pointsec PC Administrator s Guide Pointsec PC Environment Requirements To maximize the level of security you should ensure that the following environ...

Страница 14: ...able computer we recommend you connect the computer to the AC power supply The time required to encrypt can vary depending on the size of the disk what programs are running and the speed of the proces...

Страница 15: ...e usually called a dynamic token to generate a new password every time they start their workstations Dynamic tokens are intended for environments requiring better security than fixed passwords can pro...

Страница 16: ...intsec PC and Entrust For information on Pointsec PC and Entrust installation and integration please see the Pointsec PC Administrator s Guide Review precheck txt precheck txt is an installation setti...

Страница 17: ...if Windows XP is the operating system on the computer on which Pointsec PC is being installed The default value is No AbortOnDualBoot Yes The value can be Yes or No The default value is Yes which wil...

Страница 18: ...Here you can enter a program to run before Pointsec PC is installed RunAfter Here you enter the path to scripts or execs that you want run immediately after the user logs on to Windows after the reboo...

Страница 19: ...Note You can also deploy HID drivers after installation using pscontrol exe For example C pscontrol register hid hptc1100 inf C pscontrol install driver hptc1100 bin Drivers The value of this setting...

Страница 20: ...er generation fails the installation is aborted ShowRecoverMessages This setting specifies whether or not the message box related to the unavailability of the recovery path will be displayed to the us...

Страница 21: ...t partition keys is generated by combining partition keys with random data generated by Pointsec PC You cannot use the key import directory s PWD DAT file when using the Direct method Table 1 1 Genera...

Страница 22: ...ue 120 UpdateInterval 30 Here you can specify the interval Pointsec PC waits before checking for update profiles The values are in minutes Note Immediately after installation Pointsec PC checks for up...

Страница 23: ...ck for update profiles the checks will be carried out at the interval that has been specified for this setting ProfileRetryInterval Time between retries The value is in minutes ProfileRetryCount Max r...

Страница 24: ...eal cycle starts The values are in minutes Minimum value 0 Maximum value 120 CentralLogUpdateInterval Update interval cycle time The values are in minutes Immediately after installation Pointsec PC ch...

Страница 25: ...to the central log in one transfer The value assigned to this setting is expressed as an integer that represents the maximum number of kilobytes 1 KB 1024 bytes of data transferred The default value...

Страница 26: ...present If a file has been removed Pointsec PC deletes the GINA entry in the registry For example if a user removes the file associated with nwgina dll Pointsec PC discovers that the file is missing...

Страница 27: ...lar text editor 3 Edit the file to suit your installation preferences and then save it 4 To start your Pointsec PC installation right click on Pointsec for PC msi and select Install Changing Graphics...

Страница 28: ...during installation except for the InstallShield progress dialog 499w 59h 256 colors Banner jpg Banner displayed in preboot Jpeg images created with Photoshop 3 0 cannot be used 447w 98h Desktop jpg...

Страница 29: ...Windows Vista follows the same steps as the installations on Windows 2000 or Windows XP with one important difference The Pointsec PC installation on Vista must be run with administrator s rights in...

Страница 30: ...ing Pointsec PC from step 3 on page 25 and onward Registering Pointsec PC Registering Pointsec PC involves accepting the software license confirming that you have backed up the workstation and registe...

Страница 31: ...n starting The PointsecForPC msi file is signed with a digital signature for security and when this file starts Windows attempts to reach the publisher s Certificate Revocation List CRL to see if the...

Страница 32: ...nly when you are certain that the information on the workstation you are installing on has been backed up click Next The following dialog box opens 6 Enter your details and license information You can...

Страница 33: ...password 1 In the Add an administrator dialog box select the Fixed password option 2 Enter the following information 3 Click Next The Add User dialog box opens again If the second administrator accoun...

Страница 34: ...n in the import file and click OK The Select Key token dialog box opens 4 Look for the serial number that is printed on the back of your token and find that number in the list displayed Select the num...

Страница 35: ...dware legacy USB devices are not fully supported during recovery when using USB smart card authentication An example of a legacy USB device is the USB reader you might want to use for your recovery me...

Страница 36: ...going to use a combined token reader for example the RSA SecurID 800 you must choose RSA SecurID 800 both under Select reader drivers and under Select card drivers 4 Click Next to continue with the in...

Страница 37: ...stalled on the workstation If you need to resize a partition remove Pointsec PC completely first and then resize the partition Otherwise resizing might cause loss of data Boot Protection Select this o...

Страница 38: ...on will be stored Best practice is to specify the path in UNC format server share Click Next The following dialog box opens 4 Click Next The Pointsec PC installation program checks the selected volume...

Страница 39: ...em code necessary and verifies the volumes available For example During every start up Pointsec PC runs a suite of self tests to verify that its integrity has not been compromised Once Pointsec PC is...

Страница 40: ...u can access the workstation After restarting and installing the system code Pointsec PC opens the User Identification dialog box 1 Enter the name and password of one of the administrator accounts you...

Страница 41: ...l and you can log in to Windows Pointsec PC creates and saves the recovery file for the workstation in the location specified when installing Pointsec PC After that Pointsec PC starts to encrypt the v...

Страница 42: ...prompted authenticate yourself Pointsec PC Management Console opens For more information on working in the Management Console see the Pointsec PC Administrator s Guide Encryption Progress The followin...

Страница 43: ...ithout spaces or special characters for example C P4PCINST Save the changes to precheck txt and close the file 2 Install Pointsec PC as normal reboot the computer and authenticate Once the computer ha...

Страница 44: ...e IBM Rescue Recovery Environment press F11 2 Pointsec PC PBA will be displayed Authenticate to Pointsec PC the following information is displayed Pointsec loading operating system To boot to the IBM...

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