How do I install Security Reporting Center on Windows?

This article applies to:

• Security Reporting Center 2.0
• Security Reporting Center 2.1

Question:

Procedure:

Note: Instructions are provided below for installing Security Reporting Center on a Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows 2000, or Microsoft Windows XP computer.

Use the following steps to install one or more Security Reporting Center component(s) on a Windows computer.

1. Insert the CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.

2. Click Install.

3. Click Next.

4. To accept the terms of the license agreement, click I accept the terms in the license agreement, and then click Next.

   Note: If you do not accept the license agreement, you cannot install Security Reporting Center.

5. In the Custom Setup Type dialog box, choose a Setup Type.

   • To install all components of Security Reporting Center in the default directory on this computer, click Complete, and then click Next.

   • To choose which components to install on this computer, or to choose an installation directory other than the default, click Custom, and then click Next. The Custom Install dialog box is displayed. By default, all components are installed.

     Warning! If you are installing different components of Security Reporting Center on different computers, install the Database server and the User Interface Server before you install the other components. Otherwise, installation will fail.

   Click the icon for a component and select Do not install this component if you do not wish to install it. When you finish choosing components, click Next to continue installing. The Database Server Parameters dialog box opens.

6. This dialog box defines the location and access parameters for a database server. If you install multiple Database servers during a distributed installation, specify their parameters manually using the Log Analysis options in the Reporting module. This allows the other components Security Reporting Center to contact the database. For more information, see the following knowledge base article for configuring services and user rights.

   https://support.trustwave.com/kb/article.aspx?id=10289

   In the Host Name text box, type the host name of the computer where the MySQL database will be installed. This name should be identical for every installation in your Security Reporting Center environment. If it is entered incorrectly, you will not be able to connect to the databases.

7. In the Port Number text box, type the number of the port used to communicate with your database. The default port number is 3306.

8. In the User Name text box, type an administrator user name for your database. If you are installing the database component on this computer, then the user name you type in this dialog box also becomes the database administrator user name. This user name and its password are used internally to contact the database.

9. In the Password text box, type a password for the user name.

10. In the Confirm Password text box, re-type the password.

11. Click Next to continue. The UI Server Parameters dialog box is displayed. The information you type in this dialog box should be the same for every computer where Security Reporting Center is installed, regardless of which components you are installing.

    • In the Host Name text box, type the host name of the computer where the User Interface server for your installation will be installed.

    • In the Port Number text box, type the number of the port used to communicate with the user interface. The default port number is 9000.

    • In the Login Name text box, type a login name for the Security Reporting Center administrator account. This login name and its password will be used to log in to the user interface the first time you open Security Reporting Center.

    • In the Password text box, type a password for the user name.

    • In the Confirm Password text box, re-type the password.

12. Click Next to continue. You are prompted to begin the installation.

13. Click Install to begin installing Security Reporting Center software. The installation may take several minutes.

14. Installation completes. Click Finish to exit the InstallSheild Wizard.

This article was previously published as:

NETIQKB13375