Deploying Defender
Install required Defender components
Configure Defender Security Server
Create and configure objects in Active Directory
Program and assign security tokens to users
Defender Setup Wizard reference
Defender Security Server Configuration tool reference
Communication ports
Upgrading Defender
Upgrading Defender Security Server and Administration Console
Upgrading Defender Management Portal
Upgrading Management Shell
Licensing
User interface for managing licenses
You can manage Defender licenses in the About dialog box on the Licenses tab. There you can add new licenses, view the details of added licenses, and remove licenses that have expired.
To open the Licenses tab
- On the computer where the Defender Administration Console is installed, open the Active Directory Users and Computers tool (dsa.msc).
- In the left pane (console tree), expand the appropriate domain node, and click to select the Defender container.
- On the menu bar, select Defender | License.
The Licenses tab that opens looks similar to the following:
On the Licenses tab, you can use the following elements:
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| User licenses | Shows how many user licenses you have expended so far out of the maximum number available. |
| Token licenses | Shows how many token licenses you have expended so far out of the maximum number available. |
| GrIDsure token licenses | Shows how many GrIDsure token licenses you have expended so far out of the maximum number available. |
| Added licenses | Provides details of the Defender licenses you have added. |
| Remove License | Allows you to remove the license selected in the Added licenses list. For example, you can remove fixed-term licenses whose validity period has expired. |
| Add License | Allows you to add a new license to the Added licenses list. After clicking this button, you are prompted to specify the license key and site message of the license to add. |
| Done | Closes the About dialog box. |
Adding a license
To add a license
- On the computer where the Defender Administration Console is installed, open the Active Directory Users and Computers tool (dsa.msc).
- In the left pane (console tree), expand the appropriate domain node, and click to select the Defender container.
- On the menu bar, select Defender | License.
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On the License tab, click the Add License button.
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In the dialog box that opens, enter the license key and site message provided to you by One Identity.
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Click OK.
Removing a license
You can remove licenses whose validity period has expired.
To remove a license
- On the computer where the Defender Administration Console is installed, open the Active Directory Users and Computers tool (dsa.msc).
- In the left pane (console tree), expand the appropriate domain node, and click to select the Defender container.
- On the menu bar, select Defender | License.
- In the Added licenses list, click to select the license you want to remove.
- Below the Added licenses list, click the Remove License button.
When prompted, confirm that you want to remove the license.