Plugin, segment, channel, organizational unit and general networking vocabulary.

• Configure CounterACT installation

• Configuring switch connectivity

• Active Directory integration and account management

Features and navigation.

• Detailed instructions for configuring CounterACT independent from the first-time login.

• Plugins, Channel, Host Property Scanner, Switch Observe and configuration options are covered

• Learn the best practices for a successful CounterACT deployment

• Planning, defining project goals, appliance locations.

• Layer 2 versus layer 3 installation

• Network integration and rollout strategies.

• Foundational overview of how to create policies and how they function within the CounterACT console.

Learn how to classify network assets in CounterACT.

• Learn how to identify the management capabilities of the hosts starting with established Classification groups

• Create policies to establish a network

• Endpoint compliance posture for a typical corporate environment.

• Enforce a compliance posture by assigning network devices to Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) and Access Control Lists (ACLs)

• Updating asset antivirus and patch levels

• Enabling guest registration

• ActiveResponse™ and Domain Name Service (DNS) Enforcement.

• Configure Windows, Linux and network endpoints with CounterACT.

• Work with CounterACT appliance and CounterACT Enterprise Manager administration.

• Console user management.

• Learn to use the inventory, assets portal, reporting and dashboard.

• Common troubleshooting methods used in a typical CounterACT deployment.