Overview

Each GFI LanGuard instance has to be manually configured to point to the GFI LanGuard Central Management Server if you want its data being used for centralized reporting.

This article provides information on joining GFI LanGuard to Central Management Server or changing such CMS connection name, port, credentials, or the Site details.

Solution

The GFI LanGuard Central Management Server provides centralized reporting for multiple GFI LanGuard instances. However, each and every GFI LanGuard instance needs to be manually configured to point to a GFI LanGuard Central Management Server to avail yourself of this feature.

GFI LanGuard Central Management Server is used only for reporting. Scans and remediation take place only in GFI LanGuard, and the information is centralized in GFI LanGuard Central Management Server soon after it becomes available in GFI LanGuard. Synchronization usually takes a few minutes. The delay depends on network size and the amount of data being transferred.

Note: GFI LanGuard Central Management Server requires a Microsoft SQL or SQL Express database. If this is not configured, navigate to Database Maintenance Options > Database backend settings to set up an SQL Database. For more information refer to Maintaining the SQL Database Used by LanGuard.

To configure the Central Management Server settings:

1. Go to Configurations > Central Management Server.
   
   

2. In the Configuration tab, click Configure GFI LanGuard Central Management Server. 

3. On the General tab, configure the following options:
   
   

   Option	Description
   Enable central management	Click to enable GFI LanGuard Central Management Server. Provide/change the CMS Server Name or IP address and port (by default 1077) on which this instance of GFI LanGuard will communicate with GFI LanGuard Central Management Server.
   Use GFI LanGuard service credentials to authenticate	Enables you to use the GFI LanGuard service credentials provided during setup to authenticate with GFI LanGuard Central Management Server. This is enabled by default. If disabled, you will need to provide a username and password to be used with GFI LanGuard Central Management Server.

4. Click Site Details to continue.
   
   

5. In the Site Details tab, provide the site details that will be shown in GFI LanGuard Central Management Server. These include the name of this GFI LanGuard instance, a description, the location name, and the latitude and longitude values. 

6. Click OK. 

Testing

Wait a few minutes for the first synchronization to run, launch GFI LanGuard Central Management Server and navigate to Settings -> Sites to verify that new site joined.