9.1 Installing Collectors and Connectors

By default, all released Collectors and Connectors are installed when you install Sentinel 7. If a new Collector or Connector is released after Sentinel 7, you must install the Collector or Connector files before you can configure the Collector or Connector.

9.1.1 Installing a Collector

  1. Download the correct Collector from the Sentinel Plug-ins Web page.

  2. Log in to the Sentinel Web interface at https://<IP address>:8443, where 8443 is the default port for the Sentinel server.

  3. Click applications in the toolbar, then click Applications.

  4. Click Launch Control Center to launch the Sentinel Control Center.

  5. In the toolbar, click Event Source Management > Live View, then click Tools > Import plugin.

  6. Browse to and select the Collector file you downloaded in Step 1, then click Next.

  7. Follow the remaining prompts, then click Finish.

To configure the Collector, see the documentation for the specific Collector on the Sentinel Plug-ins Web page.

9.1.2 Installing a Connector

  1. Download the correct Connector from the Sentinel Plug-ins Web page.

  2. Log in to the Sentinel Web interface at https://<IP address>:8443, where 8443 is the default port for the Sentinel server.

  3. Click application in the toolbar, then click Applications.

  4. Click Launch Control Center to launch the Sentinel Control Center.

  5. In the toolbar, select Event Source Management > Live View, then click Tools > Import plugin.

  6. Browse to and select the Connector file you downloaded in Step 1, then click Next.

  7. Follow the remaining prompts, then click Finish.

To configure the Connector, see the documentation for the specific Connector on the Sentinel Plug-ins Web page.