Installation with Default TLS in "Expert Mode"

Required User Role: Administrator on the local machine

This installation process installs the following Tenable Identity Exposure components in TLS mode without peer verification and with auto-generated and self-signed certificates. It requires the "Expert Mode" setting in the Setup Wizard.

Order of installation

Install the components in the following order:

  1. Storage Manager

  2. Security Engine Node

  3. Directory Listener

Caution: For the installation or upgrade to work, you must run the installer as a local user or a domain user who is a member of the Local Administrators group.

  1. On the local machine, run the installation file Tenable.ad_v3.29.x.exe.

    A welcome screen appears.

  2. In the setup language box, click the arrow to select the language for the installation, and click Next.

    Setup language

    The Setup Wizard appears.

  1. Select the Expert Mode checkbox.

  1. Click Next.

    The Custom Setup window appears.

  2. Deselect the Security Engine Nodes and Directory Listener components.

  1. Click Next.

    The TLS Options window appears.

  2. Select the TLS with autogenerated and self-signed certificates (Default) option.

  3. Click Next.

    The Storage Manager window appears.

  1. In the Password box, type a password for the MSSQL database.

    Note: The installer requires an SA password with the syntax described in Strong Passwords for the SQL Server.

Note: Tenable strongly recommends that you keep the default TENABLE instance name.

  1. Click Next.

    The Ready to Install window appears.

  1. Click Install to begin the installation.

    After the installation completes, the Completing the Tenable.ad Setup Wizard window appears.

  2. Click Finish.

    A dialog box asks you to restart your machine.

  3. Click No.

    Caution: Do not restart the machine now.

  4. Install the Security Engine Node.

  1. On the local machine, run the installation file Tenable.ad_v3.29.x.exe.

    A welcome screen appears.

  2. In the setup language box, click the arrow to select the language for the installation, and click Next.

    Setup language

    The Setup Wizard appears.

  1. Select the Expert Mode checkbox.

  2. Click Next.

    The Custom Setup window appears.

  3. Deselect the Storage Manager and Directory Listener components.

    Note: To install SEN services over several machines, see Split Security Engine Node (SEN) Services.

  4. Click Next.

    The TLS Options window appears.

  5. Select the TLS with autogenerated and self-signed certificates (Default) option.

  6. Click Next.

    The Storage Manager window appears.

  7. Provide the following information:

    • In the MSSQL box, type the IP address of the Storage Manager.

    • In the Password box, type the service account password for the MSSQL database defined in the Storage Manager installation.

      Note: The installer requires an SA password with the syntax described in Strong Passwords for the SQL Server.

  8. Click Next.

    The Security Engine Node window appears.

  9. In the DNS name or IP box, type the DNS name (preferred) or IP address of the web server that end users enter to access Tenable.ad.

Note: By default, the installation process creates a self-signed certificate with the DNS name or the IP address that you entered. For more information, see Change the IIS Certificate.

  1. Click Next.

    The Ready to Install window appears.

  1. Click Install to begin the installation.

    After the installation completes, the Completing the Tenable.ad Setup Wizard window appears.

  2. Click Finish.

    A dialog box asks you to restart your machine.

  3. Click No.

    Caution: Do not restart the machine now.

  4. Install the Directory Listener.

  1. On the local machine, run the installation file Tenable.ad_v3.29.x.exe.

    A welcome screen appears.

  2. In the setup language box, click the arrow to select the language for the installation, and click Next.

    Setup language

    The Setup Wizard appears.

  1. Select the Expert Mode checkbox.

  1. Click Next.

    The Custom Setup window appears.

  2. Deselect the Storage Manager and the Security Engine Nodes components.

  3. Click Next.

    The TLS Options window appears.

  4. Select the TLS with autogenerated and self-signed certificates (Default) option.

  1. Click Next.

    The Security Engine Node window appears.

  2. In the IP box for RabbitMQ, type the address of the Security Engine Node hosting RabbitMQ.

  1. Click Next.

    The Directory Listener window appears.

  1. In the Subnets box, type the subnet address for the Directory Listener. For multiple subnets, use a comma to separate the addresses.

  2. Click Next.

    The Ready to Install window appears.

  3. Click Install to begin the installation.

    After the installation completes, the Completing the Tenable.ad Setup Wizard window appears.

  4. Click Finish.

    A dialog box asks you to restart your machine.

  5. Click Yes.

    The machine restarts.

  6. Restart the SEN machine.

  7. Restart the Storage Manager machine.

See also