Installing GFI LanGuard

Important notes

Before running the installation wizard:

• If you are currently using a previous version of GFI LanGuard, you can upgrade your current installation while at the same time retaining all your existing configuration settings. Upgrade is not reversible; you cannot downgrade to the previous version that you had installed. For more information refer to Upgrading GFI LanGuard.
• You must have a GFI Account or a license key to install GFI LanGuard. For more information refer to Obtaining a GFI LanGuard subscription.

• Ensure that the machine where GFI LanGuard is going to be installed meets the system requirements. For more information refer to GFI LanGuard system requirements.
• Configure your firewall to allow GFI LanGuard to connect to GFI servers and to the remote machines to be monitored. For more information refer to Firewall Ports and Protocols.
• Disable third-party antivirus during the installation process.
• Save any pending work and close all open applications on the machine.

Installation procedure

1. Log in using administrator credentials on the machine where you want to install GFI LanGuard.
2. Right-click the GFI LanGuard installer and choose Properties. From the General tab, click Unblock and then Apply. This step is required to prevent the operating system from blocking certain actions by the installer.
3. Launch the GFI LanGuard installer.
4. Select the language for your installation and click OK.

Select components to be installed

5. From the list of components, select GFI LanGuard and click Next. The installation wizard will automatically download and install any missing components.

6. In the Username and Password fields, enter your GFI Accounts area credentials or the account used when signing up to download GFI LanGuard. Click Sync to retrieve the license keys registered to your account. Choose a key from the Available keys drop-down. If you do not have a GFI account or if you do not have a license key, click Sign up here and fill in the registration form. You may also manually specify a license key in the Enter license key field. Click OK when a valid license is specified. For more information refer to Obtaining a GFI LanGuard subscription.

Configure the database server

7. In the database server configuration window provide the following details:

OPTION	DESCRIPTION
Database server name	The name of the Microsoft SQL server where the GFI LanGuard database is hosted.
SQL database name	Displays the database name. GFI LanGuard keeps the default name of the database. During an upgrade, you may decide to specify a different database name so that you can use a clean database while maintaining the old database from a previous version.
Use Windows Authentication	Select this option if you want the GFI LanGuard to use the Microsoft Windows credentials of the currently logged in user when connecting to the Microsoft SQL database.
Username / Password	If GFI LanGuard is not using Windows Authentication when connecting to the Microsoft SQL database, provide the username and password to be able to connect to the database.

8. In the GFI LanGuard welcome screen, click Next.

End-user license agreement

9. Read the licensing agreement carefully. To proceed with the installation, select I accept the terms in the License Agreement and click Next.

Attendant service credentials

10. Key in the administrator credentials and password. The credentials are used for the service account under which scheduled operations run. Click Next.

11. Click Install to install GFI LanGuard in the default location or Browse to change the path.
12. Click Finish to finalize the installation.

When launched for the first time, GFI LanGuard automatically enables auditing on the local computer and scans the local computer for vulnerabilities. On completion, the GFI LanGuard Home page displays the vulnerability result.

See also:

Quick Trial Guide