I've purchased licenses for Event Alarm, now how do I register and implement it?
Shortly after we have processed your software order, you will receive an email with instructions on how to activate your software over the Internet. This email will contain your service number.
1) Enter this service number, along with your name, organization, and email address, in the User Information section of the License Manager (Help Menu->Register Event Alarm). If you have multiple monitoring stations to configure (see below), you will need to repeat this step at each station.
2) Then, determine how many monitoring stations (i.e. separate Event Alarm installations) you would like to set up. A monitoring station is simply a spare (but reliable) NT/2000/XP workstation or server where Event Alarm is installed. If you have a well-connected domain (10 MBit or greater LAN), we recommend only monitoring a maximum of 25 to 50 servers per monitoring station. The actual number may vary depending on how much audit data your servers produce. We recommend setting up collection stations in evaluation mode FIRST to check load balancing before you register the software. If you have standalone servers in a demilitarized zone or other isolated network, you can install Event Alarm to each standalone machine, configuring it to only monitor itself. If you have WAN network links, it's best to set up an Event Alarm monitoring server at each of the remote ends, as to minimize traffic WAN traffic and not unduly delay notifications.
After all the different monitoring stations are configured appropriately, you can license each monitoring station independently by going to the Help --> Register Event Alarm menu item, and preparing an Internet registration at that station.
It is best to configure the stations first - the products are fully functional during the first 30 days - then register after the configuration is complete and running successfully.
Here's a hypothetical example of how your registration might look after configuring your monitoring stations:
Monitoring Station 1: 25 servers in domain / LAN
Monitoring Station 2: 1 server in a DMZ / Firewalled LAN
Monitoring Station 3: 1 server in a DMZ / Firewalled LAN
Monitoring Station 4: 5 servers in a domain / WAN remote end
In this scenario, we have 32 servers whose logs are being monitored, spread out over 4 monitoring stations. This means that you would submit a separate registration - one for each monitoring station - specifying the number of servers you will be watching at that station (e.g. 25 at Station 1, 1 at Station 2, 1 at Station 3, and 5 at Station 4).
The Dorian Software Creations' Fulfillment Team will respond within 24 hours with an unlocking code for each monitoring station once your request is received.
AFTER STATION CONFIGURATION:
3) Indicate how many servers and workstations whose logs you want to monitor in the Request Licenses section of the License Manager.
4) If you are connected directly to the Internet, click the Send request via the Web button. Your license request will be transmitted directly to Dorian Software Creations, Inc. via the web.
If you are not directly connected to the Internet, click the Export this request to an HTML file button. An HTML file will be generated at the location on disk you specify. Transport this HTML file via your network, or via removable media, to a machine with Internet access. Open this HTML file on your Internet-connected machine, and follow the instructions to request licenses via the web.
5) After you receive an activation email, paste your Response Key into the Response Key field. After entering this key, click on the Unlock/Add Licenses button. If the key is validated successfully, Event Alarm will be registered with the number of licenses you requested.
6) Restart the Event Alarm Control Panel.
Repeat steps