2.3 Installing the AD Bridge Gateway

The AD Bridge Gateway is used to push policies from Active Directory to the Cloud Gateway.

Complete the following prerequisites before you install the AD Bridge Gateway:

  • Microsoft Server 2012 r2 or later installed

  • Domain Administrator account access

The AD Bridge Gateway installer also installs: Microsoft .Net Framework 4.7.

To install the AD Bridge Gateway:

  1. Log in to a Member server as a domain administrator.

  2. Execute the downloaded ADBRIDGE_2.EXE file.

  3. When the installation wizard opens, click Install.

    If .NET Framework 4.7.x is not already installed on your Domain Controller, it is installed as part of the prerequisite check before the AD Bridge Gateway installation starts.

  4. Click Next when the AD Bridge Gateway setup wizard opens.

  5. Read and Accept the License Agreement, and click Next.

  6. Select an installation option. The available options are:

    • NAT Traversal

    • DMZ or Port Forward

    NOTE:In most cases, select NAT Traversal.

  7. Click Next.

  8. Enter domain administrator credentials and click Next.

  9. Enter the Cloud Gateway URL and AD Bridge Gateway owner account credentials, and click Next.

    NOTE:Click Register and create a new account if one does not exist.

  10. Retain or change the default location for program installation, and then click Next.

  11. Click Install to copy the Gateway installer files.

  12. Click Finish on the last screen of the wizard to complete the installation.

2.3.1 Configuring the AD Bridge Syslog Provider

You can configure AD Bridge 2.0 to forward events and syslog messages to one or more SIEM solutions.

To configure the AD Bridge Syslog Provider:

  1. Open the C:\Program Files\MicroFocus\AD Bridge\Gateway\WebApp\Web.Config file.

  2. Modify the highlighted text as shown in the snippet below according to your environment:

    <syslogSettings CEFVendor="Micro Focus" CEFProduct="AD Bridge" CEFVersion="2.0"> 
    <Forwarders> 
      <add host="localhost" port="514" senderType="UDP" rfcType="Rfc5242" filterType="None" /> 
    </Forwarders> 
  </syslogSettings>

    The available options for each of these attributes are:

    • senderType: The default value is UDP.

      • TCP

      • UDP

    • rfcType: The default value is Rfc5242.

      • Rfc5242

      • Rfc3164

    • filterType: The default value is None.

      • SyslogOnly

      • AuditOnly

      • None

        NOTE:AD Bridge 2.0 only supports the filterType attribute value, AuditOnly.

  3. Set CEFVendor, CEFProduct, and CEFVersion to values of your choice.

NOTE:You can specify multiple forwarders in the same Web.Config file.