Introduction to Snare Central

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Last updated: Feb 16, 2024 by Hans Hoyos

Snare Central allows a System Administrator to define, track and report on events occurring on the server. This section introduces the Snare System, and in particular, Snare Central.

Logging on to Snare Central

The Snare Central user interface can be accessed by any modern web browser by typing in the URL (server address) in the browser address bar. Any of the methods below work to access the Snare Central user interface:

  • The Domain Name Service (DNS) name,

Example: https://snareserver.dept.gov

  • Windows domain name, or

Example: snareserver as https://snareserver/

  • The IP address of the Snare Central server.

Example: https://192.168.1.1

Once the Snare Central login page loads, enter a user name and password authenticate, and access the Snare Central user interface.

It should be noted that both the Snare Central web interface, and the underlying operating system have been configured to implement password security and rotation controls.

What You Need

In order to log on to the Snare Central user interface you will require:

  • The server address
  • A user name, and
  • A password.

The default username is 'Administrator'. A random installation-specific password will be generated during the Snare Central installation process.

How To..

Log on to Snare Central

  • Open a web browser.
  • In the Address bar, enter the domain name, or IP address of the Snare Central server, as highlighted above.
  • Press ENTER.
  • In Username, type your user name.
  • In Password, type your password.
  • Select the Log In button. The Snare Central home page will open.





Initial Configuration

License

After the first successful logon to the web interface as the 'Administrator' user, you will be presented with the Key IDs for your new system. These IDs will be required to generate your final license. You can log in to the Snare License and Download Manager (SLDM) customer portal, to generate the license interactively, or you can provide these Key IDs to your Snare representative via electronic mail. It is recommended that the IDs be copied/pasted to avoid mistyping a character - however for customers inside an airgapped network that need to physically type values into an external device, numbers are presented in different colours to provide an obvious visual distinction between "O" and "0", and "l" and "1".

Your license can be installed using the License upload form displayed to the right.

If you need to return to the license page in the future, you can access it through the Snare Health Checker, or alternatively, you can point your browser at it directly by going to https://snarecentral.mycompany.com//Global/License.php (where snarecentral.mycompany.com is the DNS address or IP address of your Snare Central).


Once the license has been correctly loaded, the Snare Central Configuration Wizard will execute, allowing you to specify initial configuration settings.