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Installing Management Center for Cisco Security Agents 5.2
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Chapter 1 Preparing to Install
Environment Requirements
Caution When upgrading or changing operating systems, uninstall the agent first. When
the new operating system is in place, you can install a new agent kit. Because the
agent installation examines the operating system at install time and copies
components accordingly, existing agent components may not be compatible with
operating system changes.
Environment Requirements
The following are recommendations for a secure setup and deployment of CSA
MC.
• The system on which you are installing the CSA MC software should be
placed in a physically secure, locked down location with restricted access.
• Do not install any software on the CSA MC system that is not required by the
product itself.
• You must have administrator privileges on the system i n question to perform
the installation.
• The CSA MC system must have a static IP address or a fixed DHCP address.

DNS and WINS Environments

For agents and browsers to successfully communicate with CSA MC, the CSA
MC machine name must be resolvable through DNS (Domain Name Service) or
WINS (Windows Internet Naming Service).

Browser Requirements

You use a web browser to access CSA MC either locally or from a remote system.
Browser requirements are as follows:
Internet Explorer:
• Version 6.0 or later