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Administrator Guide
Information and resources about the Administration section of Guardian, and the tasks that you can do in this part of the software.
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Updates and licenses
The Updates and licenses page lets you configure and manage the base software license and the licenses for optional features, such as Smart Polling, Threat Intelligence, Asset Intelligence, Arc, and Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS).

Guardian
- Introduction
  An overview of Guardian.
- Installation Guide
  Information and resources on how to install Guardian, and the different options and settings that are available.
- Administrator Guide
  Information and resources about the Administration section of Guardian, and the tasks that you can do in this part of the software.
  - Administration
    - Administration page
      The administration page lets a user with administrator privileges configure settings and do other tasks.
    - Settings
    - System
      - General
        The General page lets you change the hostname and specify a login banner on a sensor.
      - Date and time
        The Date and time page lets you configure the date and time of a sensor.
      - Updates and licenses
        The Updates and licenses page lets you configure and manage the base software license and the licenses for optional features, such as Smart Polling, Threat Intelligence, Asset Intelligence, Arc, and Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS).
        Install a license
        Before you can use a product, you must install the applicable license.
      - Network interfaces
        The Network interfaces page shows information on how much network traffic is being ingested/captured.
      - Upload traces
        The Upload traces page lets you upload trace files and select the options for the uploaded file.
      - Export
        The Export page lets you export data in content packs.
      - Import
        The Import page lets you import data from multiple different sources, and in multiple formats.
      - Health
        The Health page lets you monitor the health of your sensors.
      - Audit
        The Audit page shows a list of all relevant user actions, from login/ logout to configuration operations, such as manually learning or deleting objects from the environment. This includes all recorded user actions based on the internet protocol (IP) address and username of the user who performed the action.
      - Data
        The Data page lets you selectively reset several kinds of data. You can select All, Only data, or None, depending on the type of user data that you want to reset.
      - Migration tasks
        The Migration tasks page gives you access to automated tasks that help you migrate the system configuration and settings to newer standards.
      - Operations
        The Operations page lets you reboot or shutdown the sensor, or manage the software updates for your sensor.
      - Support
        The Support page section lets you generate a support archive that you can then send to Customer Support when you need technical support.
      - Backup and restore
        The Backup and restore page lets you generate and schedule backup archives as well as restore the software from a backup.
- User Guide
  Information and resources about the main features of Guardian, and the tasks that you can do from the user interface (UI).
- Maintenance Guide
  Information about the maintenance tasks of Guardian, to help you administer and maintain the solution in a production environment.
- Print format documentation
  A list of all the print-format documentation that is available for Guardian.

Updates and licenses

The Updates and licenses page lets you configure and manage the base software license and the licenses for optional features, such as Smart Polling, Threat Intelligence, Asset Intelligence, Arc, and Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS).

Updates and licenses page — Figure 1. Updates and licenses page

Base

This section is for the base license, which is mandatory, and includes passive monitoring.

Smart Polling

This section lets you enable an optional license for Smart Polling.

Threat Intelligence

This section lets you enable an optional license for Threat Intelligence.

Asset Intelligence

This section lets you enable an optional license for Asset Intelligence.

Arc

This section lets you enable an optional license for Arc.

Threat Intelligence Mandiant

This section lets you enable an optional license for Threat Intelligence Mandiant.

FIPS

This section is an information-only panel that shows details about an optional Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) license. To install FIPS, you need to enable FIPS mode in a console.

License status

Each section that has an active license will show the License status.

Table 1. License status
License status	Description
UNLICENSED	Functionality is disabled.
OK	Functionality is enabled. Be aware of the expiration date to allow time for renewals. If a license is issued with node limits, and the limits are exceeded, functionality is only enabled for the covered nodes within the limits. New nodes are not analyzed.
EXPIRING	30 days before the expiration date, notifications will show in the user interface (UI) to remind users of the impending expiration of their current license and to take actions towards renewing their license.
EXPIRED	Starting from the expiration date, notifications will show in the UI to notify users of the expiration of their current license and to take actions towards renewing their license. Nozomi Networks offers a grace period after the official expiration date. In this grace period, the license still functions as it would in the OK status. The grace period provides time for an emergency renewal of the license. After the grace period is over, functionality is disabled. The contents that were analyzed or imported before the expiration date remain, however no new analyses are performed, and no new signatures are imported.