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Defender 6.6 - Administration Guide

Getting started Managing Defender objects in Active Directory Configuring security tokens Securing VPN access Securing Web sites Securing Windows-based computers Defender Management Portal (Web interface) Securing PAM-enabled services Delegating Defender roles, tasks, and functions Automating administrative tasks Administrative templates Integration with Active Roles Push Notifications Appendices
Appendix A: Enabling diagnostic logging Appendix B: Troubleshooting common authentication issues Appendix C: Troubleshooting DIGIPASS token issues Appendix D: Defender classes and attributes in Active Directory Appendix E: Defender Event Log messages Appendix F: Defender Client SDK Appendix G: Defender Web Service API

Creating a Defender Security Server object

To create a Defender Security Server object

  1. On the computer where the Defender Administration Console is installed, open the Active Directory Users and Computers tool (dsa.msc).
  2. In the left pane (console tree), expand the appropriate domain node, and then expand the Defender container.
  3. Right-click the Security Servers container, point to New, and then click Defender Security Server.

    A wizard starts.

  4. In the Enter a name, IP address and description for the Security Server step, use the following options:
    • Name  Type a name for the Defender Security Server object to be created in Active Directory. This name can be different from the name of the computer on which the Defender Security Server component is installed.
    • IP Address  Type the IP address of the computer on which you have installed the Defender Security Server component.
    • Description  Type a friendly Defender Security Server description to be displayed in Active Directory.
  5. Complete the wizard to create the Defender Security Server object in Active Directory.

After creating a Defender Security Server object, you need to modify its properties to assign a Defender Security Policy, Access Node, and RADIUS payload to that object. For more information, see Modify Defender Security Server object properties.

Modify Defender Security Server object properties

To modify Defender Security Server object properties

  1. On the computer where the Defender Administration Console is installed, open the Active Directory Users and Computers tool (dsa.msc).
  2. In the left pane (console tree), expand the appropriate domain node, and then expand the Defender container.
  3. Click to select the Security Servers container.
  4. In the right pane, double-click the Defender Security Server whose properties you want to modify.
  5. Use the dialog box that opens to modify the Defender Security Server properties as necessary.

    The dialog box has the following tabs:

    • Security Server tab  Allows you to specify a computer on which the Defender Security Server component is installed by IP address, change description provided for the Defender Security Server object in Active Directory, and assign or unassign Access Nodes for the Defender Security Server object.
    • Prompts tab  Allows you to view and modify the messages and prompts that may be displayed to the user during the authentication process.
    • Policy tab  Allows you to assign a Defender Security Policy to the Defender Security Server object.
    • RADIUS Payload tab  Allows you to assign a RADIUS payload to the Defender Security Server object.
  6. When you are finished, click OK to apply your changes.

General tab

This tab allows you to specify the IP address of the computer on which the Defender Security Server component is installed and change the description provided for the Defender Security Server object in Active Directory.

On this tab, you can use the following options:

  • Description  View or edit the Defender Security Server description that is displayed in Active Directory.
  • Address  View or edit the IP address of the computer on which you have installed the Defender Security Server component.
  • Version  Displays the version number of the Defender Security Server component.
  • Status  Displays the current status of the Defender Security Server.

Security Server tab

This tab allows you to assign or unassign Access Nodes for the Defender Security Server object.

Use the Assigned Access Nodes list to view or edit the list of Access Nodes whose users authenticate through this Defender Security Server. To add a new Access Node to the list, click the Assign button. To remove an Access Node from the list, select that Access Node, and then click the Unassign button.

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