Install Sophos Enterprise Console

To install Sophos Enterprise Console:

  1. At the computer where you want to install Sophos Enterprise Console, log on as an administrator:
    • If the server is in a domain, use a domain account that has local administrator rights.
    • If the server is in a workgroup, use a local account that has local administrator rights.
  2. Find the Sophos Enterprise Console installer that you downloaded earlier.
  3. Double-click the installer.
  4. When you are prompted, click Install.
    The installation files are copied to the computer and a wizard starts.
  5. The wizard guides you through installation. You should do as follows:
    1. Accept the defaults wherever possible.
    2. On the Components Selection page, ensure that all the components are selected.
    3. If the System Property Checks page is displayed, review the warnings or errors and take the necessary action. For more information about the system check results, see knowledge base article 113945.
    4. On the Database Details page, enter the details of the database account you created previously.
    5. On the Sophos Update Manager Credentials page, enter the details of the Update Manager account you created previously.
  6. When installation is complete, you may be prompted to restart. Click Yes or Finish.
Warning When you log back on (or restart) for the first time after installation, cancel the wizard that automatically runs and install the redirection utility that was downloaded earlier.
Note The Sophos Auditing database, SophosSecurity, must be present and running side by side with the other Sophos Enterprise Console databases, even if you don't intend to use the Sophos Auditing feature. This is because the database is used for enhanced access control as well as for logging audit events.