Setup Wizard

Owned by Andrew Madge
Last updated: Sept 16, 2020

The wizard guides the user through the setup and configuration of SAM, including adding networks, changing passwords, applying licenses and more.  Select Next to move to the next step or Previous to go back to the last page.  You may exit the Setup Wizard at any time by selecting the Exit Wizard button.

Add Licenses

There are two types of licenses, the SAM Key license and the Agent feature license detailing the agents types and quantities that are licensed.  Users should upload both their SAM Key license and agent feature license on this screen.  Note: it is expected many users will have at least the evaluation licenses since SAM Key/feature licenses are host locked and Key Ids are required.

Don't have a license? Contact your Snare Sales representative or submit an issue into Snare Support.

Registered licenses

This page lists the licenses added in the previous step.  If the SAM Key license is not installed a warning notification is displayed.

Update Auth Key & Agent Passwords

At the time of installation the Snare Enterprise Agents and the SAM have the same predefined authentication key, and it is highly recommended to update this.  To update the Authentication Key between agents and SAM, you may either click the   button to auto generate a new key, or copy and paste your Authentication Key into the input field and select Replace Key.

Add A Network & Scan

Select Add Network for SAM to scan and find the agents.  When the network is scanned:

  • the legacy agents will be listed, and licenses will be allocated based on agents found
  • the version 5 agents will be listed, and SAM will try to license them.  Note: In order to license these agents, the agents must be updated with the SAM IP, so they are able to communicate with SAM.  On the version 5 agent, set the Access Configuration | SAM IP to the IP of where SAM is installed.

All The Agents

This displays all the agents the scanning of your network has found.  From here you can filter, sort and assign tags to your agents.

The Dashboard

The SAM dashboard provides a snapshot of the agents including features and types, licenses and the networks.

Select Finish to end the Setup Wizard or Go To Dashboard to view the snapshot of SAM status.


At any time if you require to restart the Setup Wizard, navigate to Settings | General and select the Restart Wizard button.