Installation Overview

The Netwrix Access Information Center relies on collected and analyzed data stored in a Microsoft® SQL® Server database. Netwrix Access Analyzer (formerly Enterprise Auditor) and specific solutions are prerequisites for installing and using the Access Information Center.

Prerequisites

You typically install the Access Information Center on the same server as Access Analyzer. However, you can install it on a remote server. See the Remote Access Information Center Console Server Requirements topic for additional information.

Access Analyzer Solutions

You must successfully execute the .Active Directory Inventory Solution before installing the Access Information Center.

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Successfully execute other solutions, like File System or SharePoint, which supply the data for Resource Audits.

Permissions

Permissions are needed to the Access Analyzer database and to Active Directory. This can be one account with sufficient rights to each or two separate accounts. This document refers to these as the Database service account and the Active Directory service account.

• Database service account – Typically, this is the same account that Access Analyzer uses for a database service account. Installation requires this credential.

  • If you choose to use a different account, it must have the following permissions:

    • Database Owner
    • Provisioned to use Default Schema of ‘dbo’

  • The Access Information Center supports database connections via TLS 1.2 (SQL Native Client).

• Active Directory service account – At a minimum, Access Information Center login authentication and Resource Audits require the Active Directory service account to have rights to read Active Directory. You configure this credential during installation based on the account you use to connect to the database. See the Active Directory Page topic for additional information.

Commit Active Directory Changes

If configured and enabled, the Access Information Center can commit group membership changes within Active Directory. This is an optional component of change modeling, resource owner ad hoc changes, and the Entitlement Reviews workflow. It is a requirement for the Self-Service Access Requests workflow.

For the Access Information Center to commit changes to Active Directory, the Active Directory service account must have additional rights on the OUs that house the security and distribution groups you want to manage:

• Allow Read Members
• Allow Write Members

See the Commit Active Directory Changes topic for additional information and best practices.

SSL Certificate

To enable Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) for secure remote connections to the Access Information Center, you need a password-enabled certificate with a private key. This certificate should reside in a local folder for browsing before installing the Access Information Center. The certificate can also be in any of the Local Machine certificate stores.

Remote Access Information Center Console Server Requirements

To install the Access Information Center on a server separate from the Access Analyzer Console, meet the following minimal server requirements for Access Reporting:

• Windows Server 2016 through Windows Server 2025

  • English (United States) language installation
  • Domain member

• 2+ CPU Cores

• 4+ GB RAM

• 20+ GB Disk Space

• .NET Framework 4.7.2+

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If using any of the Access Information Center workflows (Resource Reviews or Self-Service Access Requests), you may need additional CPU cores, memory, and disk space.

Software Compatibility & Versions

For proper functionality, the version of the Access Information Center must be compatible with the existing Access Analyzer installation. If necessary, Netwrix Support can confirm whether the two product versions are compatible.

Latest Version Compatibility

Component	Current Version
Netwrix Access Analyzer (formerly Enterprise Auditor)	Ver. 12.0*
Netwrix Access Information Center	Ver. v12.0*

See the Upgrade Procedure topic for additional information.

Supported Browsers

Supported browsers for the Netwrix Access Information Center include:

• Google® Chrome®
• Microsoft® Edge®
• Mozilla® Firefox®

Screen Resolution Requirement

Supported screen resolution of 1368 x 768 or greater.