Start the Configuration Server.

For instructions, see Section 5.1, Starting the Configuration Server.

Create and activate configurations.

For instructions, see Section 5.3, Creating a Configuration.

Create the necessary hosts.

For instructions, see Section 6.1, Creating Hosts.

Define sources for the hosts.

For instructions, see Section 6.3, Creating Sources.

Create (or import), define, and validate rulesets.

For instructions, see Section 7.0, Working with Rulesets.

Create and start agents.

For instructions, see Section 8.0, Creating and Defining Agents.

Configure the Alarm server.

For instructions, see Section 9.0, Configuring the Alarm Server Database.

Test the configuration by sending simulated events to the agent ports and verify that the events matched the rules and activated alarms.

For instructions, see Section 10.0, Testing the Configuration.

Restrict access to the Event Manager.

For instructions, see Section 11.0, Restricting Access to the Event Manager.