Installation & Configuration Overview

This section provides instructions for installing Enterprise Auditor and the initial configuration required when first launching the Enterprise Auditor Console. It also includes additional information, such as how to secure the Enterprise Auditor Database, and configuring the Web Console for viewing reports outside of the Enterprise Auditor Console.

Prior to installing Enterprise Auditor, please ensure that all of the prerequisites have been met. See the Requirements topic for more information.

Binaries

There are a variety of Enterprise Auditor binaries based on the organizational auditing objectives. Your Netwrix Representative will provide the appropriate binaries.

• Enterprise Auditor binary – Core installation package

  • Includes data collectors, analysis modules, and action modules
  • An organization’s license key, needed during installation, controls which components are laid down during installation
  • Installs the Web Console

• File System Proxy binary – Installation package for the File System Proxy Scanning option

  • See the File System Proxy Service Installation topic for additional information.

• Activity Monitor binary – Installation package for monitoring Windows and NAS device file system activity

  • See the Installation topic of the Netwrix Activity Monitor Documentation for additional information.

• Sensitive Data Discovery Add-on binary – Installation package for File System and/or SharePoint Sensitive Data Discovery Add-on

  • See the Sensitive Data Discovery Add-On Installation topic for additional information.

• SharePoint Agent binary – Installation package for the SharePoint Agent (optional for Access Auditing of SharePoint farms)

  • See the SharePoint Agent Installation topic for additional information.

• Enterprise Auditor MAPI CDO binary – One of two installation package needed to enable the Exchange Solution

  • See the StealthAUDIT MAPI CDO Installation topic for additional information.

• Enterprise Auditor Reporting Services binary – Installation package for Survey Action Module Reporting Service

• Netwrix Access Information Center binary – Installation package for the Netwrix Access Information Center

  • Customers who are logged in to the Netwrix Customer Portal can download the latest version of their software products from the My Products page: https://www.netwrix.com/my_products.html. See the Customer Portal Access topic for information on how to register for a Customer Portal account.
  • See the Netwrix Access Information Center Documentation for additional information.

License Key

Your Netwrix Representative will provide the necessary license key. The Enterprise Auditor license key (StealthAUDIT.lic) is needed for the Enterprise Auditor Core Installation. See the Enterprise Auditor Core Installation topic for additional information.

To grant access to additional Solution sets in an existing Enterprise Auditor installation, a new license key is required. To update the Enterprise Auditor license key without installing a new version of the Enterprise Auditor Console, see the Update License Key topic for instructions.

Enterprise Auditor Core Installation

Save the organization’s Enterprise Auditor license key, received from your Netwrix Sales Representative, to the server where Enterprise Auditor is to be installed. Then follow the steps to install Enterprise Auditor.

NOTE: The process explained in this topic assumes that both the downloaded binary and the license (.lic) file are located on the server which will become the Enterprise Auditor Console.

CAUTION: If User Account Control (UAC) is enabled on the server, ensure the installation package is run in Administrative/privilege mode.

Step 1 – Run the Netwrixaccessanalyzer.exe executable to open the Enterprise Auditor Setup Wizard.

Step 2 – On the Welcome page, click Next to begin the installation.

Step 3 – On the End-User License Agreement page, read the End User License Agreement, then check the I accept the terms in the License Agreement box and click Next.

Step 4 – On the Destination Folder page, click Change to select the folder location to install Enterprise Auditor. The default destination folder is C:\Program Files (x86)\STEALTHbits\StealthAUDIT\. Click Next to continue.

Default License File Page		Mapped License File

Step 5 – On the License File page, click Browse and navigate to your StealthAUDIT.lic file. When the path to the file is visible in the textbox, click Next.

NOTE: The license file must be stored on the Enterprise Auditor Console server before the installation begins.

Step 6 – The License Features page displays a list of all features covered by the imported license. It also displays the name of the organization which owns the license, the expiration date, and the host limit. These are the features that will be installed. Click Next.

Step 7 – On the Ready to install Enterprise Auditor page, click Install to begin the installation.

Step 8 – When the installation has completed, click Finish to exit the wizard.

The Enterprise Auditor Console has been installed, and two desktop icons have been created: Enterprise Auditor and Published Reports. Launch the Enterprise Auditor application to complete the initial configuration.