Installing ArcSight Console

The ArcSight Console provides a host-based interface (as opposed to the browser-based interface of the ArcSight Command Center) to ESM. This chapter explains how to install and configure the ArcSight Console in default mode. To install the Console in FIPS mode, see Installing the ArcSight Console in FIPS Mode. Section Choosing between FIPS Mode or Default Mode lists the basic differences between the modes.

Make sure the Manager is running before installing the ArcSight Console. Typically, ArcSight Console is deployed on several perimeter machines located outside the firewall which protects the ArcSight Manager.