Installing the AuthServe Agent - Micetro - 25.2.0

Setting up the Agent

Download the latest package from https://download.menandmice.com/ and extract the installer into /var/mmsuite. You can choose a different location for the agent, if preferred.

mkdir -p /var/mmsuite && cd /var/mmsuite

# Assuming the package is in local directory
tar oxzf ./mm-authserve-agent.tar.gz

# Ensure that the user running the service owns the agent files
chown ${SUDO_USER:-$USER}: -R mm-authserve-agent

# Enter the extracted directory and proceed to configure the agent
cd mm-authserve-agent

Installing the Agent

1. Install the agent as a service with sudo ./install. Note that the install script requires Python. Make sure that the user that runs the install script is the same user that owns the mm-authserve-agent folder.
2. Copy the agent setup key that the install script prints out.
3. The Micetro AuthServe Agent should now be up and running, but you need to connect it to Central to be able to manage it through Micetro.

Adding the Agent to Central

1. On the top navigation menu, select Admin.
2. Select Service management tab.
3. Select Add service on the task bar.
4. From the list of services, select AuthServe.
5. Open the New agent tab and enter the required information.
   
   
   • Agent host: The hostname or IP address of the machine where the agent is located.
     Note: The Central machine must be able to communicate with the Agent machine.
   • Agent display name: (Optional) Enter an agent display name if you want your agent to be displayed in the UI under some other name than the hostname/IP address.
   • Enter the setup key for the agent that you copied earlier from the agent installation script. If you forgot to copy it, you can also find it located in the SSL directory under the agent directory on the agent machine. The agent also prints it out upon startup if it hasn’t been added to a Central server yet. The setup key is used to encrypt certificates that Micetro Central sends to the agent. These certificates are then used to allow for the creation of a secure encrypted connection between Micetro Central and the agent.
     Note: If the agent you are adding to Micetro Central has been previously added to a Central server, you need to remove the SSL directory and restart the agent first. The restart will generate a new setup key that you should use when adding the agent.
6. When you are finished, select Next.
7. Enter the Service name and the Nominum Command Channel used to connect to ANS in the Channel box. If there are custom properties defined for DNS servers in your Micetro setup, you can enter the values for them in this step.
8. Select Add.

Micetro should now have a secure connection to the Micetro AuthServe Agent and you should be able to manage your AuthServe DNS server.

Updating the Agent

Currently, the mmupdater service is not capable of updating the AuthServe Agent, so the update process must be done manually. To update the agent, an Administrator must unzip the latest agent package and run the update.sh script.