Quick Installation Guide
Single Appliance
Version 8.1
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7. Set Up the Forescout Console
Install the Console
The Console is the Forescout management application used to view important
detailed information about endpoints and control them. This information is collected
by CounterACT devices. Refer to the Forescout Administration Guide for more
information.
You must supply a machine to host the Forescout Console application software.
Minimum hardware requirements are:
Non-dedicated machine, running:
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Windows 7/8/8.1/10
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Windows Server 2008/2008 R2/2012/2012 R2/2016
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Linux RHEL/CentOS 7
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macOS 10.12/10.13/10.14
2GB RAM
1GB disk space
The following method is available for performing the Console installation:
Use the installation software built into your Appliance.
4.
Open a browser window from the Console computer.
5.
Type the following into the browser address line:
Where Appliance_ip is the IP address of this Appliance. The browser displays
the Console installation window.
6.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Log In
After completing the installation, you can log in to the Console.
1.
Select the Forescout icon from the shortcut location you created.
