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SteelCentral™ Enterprise NetProfiler Appliance Installation Guide
Preparing the Installation
Configuration information
Configuration information
When you configure the Enterprise NetProfiler, you will be asked to provide configuration information. Information
that is required to complete the installation is listed in the table that follows with an asterisk (*). Items not marked with
an asterisk are optional during installation and can be specified afterwards on the NetProfiler Configuration > General
Settings page if necessary.
It may be useful to write the configuration values in the blank column of the checklist below so that you can refer to
them during the configuration step or afterward.
NetProfiler host name:*
NetProfiler IP address:*
Netmask:*
Default gateway:*
DNS name resolution for hosts (enable or disable):
Primary DNS server IP address:
Secondary DNS server IP address:
DNS search domain:
NTP server IP addresses:*
Applies only if NetProfiler is being synchronized to an
external NTP server. Enter one or more addresses as a comma-
separated list.
Time Zone:
Flow encryption certificate (default or new certificate):
For faster installation, use the default encryption certificate
shipped with the NetProfiler and then generate a new
certificate later.
NetProfiler User Interface (UI) Module IP address: *
NetProfiler Database (DB) Module IP address: *
NetProfiler Analysis (AN) Module IP address:*
NetProfiler Expansion (EX) Module IP addresses (if
present):*
NetProfiler Dispatcher (DP) Module IP address (if present):*
SNMP information:
NetProfiler is set by default to use SNMP Version 1 and to
allow MIB browsing. If you are configuring SNMP at this
time, obtain the necessary V1 or V3 information.
Outgoing mail server name, port number, and “From” address.
Applies only if you will be specifying a server that NetProfiler
is to use for sending reports or alert notifications.
Inside addresses:
IP addresses or address ranges of hosts that the NetProfiler is
to track individually. The default values are 10/8,172.16/
12,192.168/16
