Sign up to GFI OneGuard

Go to http://go.gfi.com/?pageid=og_trial and sign up for GFI OneGuard. Follow the instructions to have your account created and download the GFI OneGuard installer.

This account gives you a free & unlimited 30 day trial for all services and features. After the 30 days are over, you can purchase a subscription to continue using the product. If you decide not to purchase a subscription, you can continue using asset management but other scanning or remediation features will not be available.

Prepare infrastructure

Decide on how to best setup your GFI OneGuard deployment, depending on your network infrastructure. For more information refer to Planning GFI OneGuard deployment.

The server where GFI OneGuard will be installed must meet or exceed the system requirements. For more information refer to GFI OneGuard system requirements. Log into the server using an account with administrative rights.

Install GFI OneGuard

Run the installer downloaded when creating your account in step 1 above. Follow the wizard steps to deploy the GFI OneGuard PlatformThe main component of GFI OneGuard that connects all the services offered by the product and the database that stores all collected information. and ControllerA GFI OneGuard component automatically discovers devices connected to the network, acting as a relay that channels communications between Agents and Platform.. For more information refer to How to install the GFI OneGuard Platform and Controller.

Launch and log into the web UI

Using a supported web browser, go to http://localhost/oneguard/. Key in a domain administrator's credentials to log into the user interface. For more information refer to Logging into GFI OneGuard.

Run the post-install wizard

When launching the web UI the first time after installation, a post install wizard runs automatically to help you set up GFI OneGuard for first use. For more information refer to Post-installation tasks.

Start managing discovered devices

DevicesMachines connected to a network that have been discovered by GFI OneGuard. within the network are automatically discovered by GFI OneGuard and added to the Discovered Devices area. Go to Manage > Devices and move discovered devices to groups to start managing them. For more information refer to Groups and Devices.

Start using the GFI OneGuard Services

Go to Manage > Services. The menu on the left shows the activated services. Use the right window to configure general settings and view licensing details, such as the number of devices currently being protected. For more information refer to Services Offered.

Once the services are enabled, you can run them directly from the widgets on the Home page or by going to Manage > Devices. Here you can run services either by group or per device.