2804 - Managing Infoblox Endpoints

Scenario

• You are tasked to test deploying Infoblox Endpoints in a lab environment before rolling it out to production. Add an endpoint into a newly created endpoint group, the endpoint group will later be added to a security policy for testing.

Estimated Completion Time

• 20 to 30 mins

Prerequisites

• Administrative access to the Infoblox Portal

Tasks

• Install the Infoblox Endpoint agent on a Windows VM.

• Create an Endpoint Group in Infoblox Portal.

• Add the Windows Endpoint to the Endpoint Group.

Task 1: Installing Infoblox Endpoint

In testing-windows open the Tools folder on the Desktop and run the interface-static-internet.bat file as an administrator. This sets a static IP address for the VM. If the VM does not get an IP address the first time, please re-enter the command.

Log into your lab’s testing-windows VM. Then launch a web browser and use your Education Infoblox Portal Credentials to log into the Infoblox Portal. Download the correct Endpoint version for your Windows machine, Extract and Install Infoblox Endpoint agent in testing-windows then verify the Endpoint was added.

Task 2: Creating an Endpoint Group

In the Infoblox Portal, create an endpoint group named Techblue Endpoints.

Task3: Adding the Windows endpoint to Techblue-Endpoints

In the Infoblox Portal, add testing-windows Endpoint into the Techblue Endpoints Endpoint Group.

Solutions

Task 1 Solution: Installing Infoblox Endpoint

Make sure to extract all files in the same folder or the installation process will fail.; the files included contain the information required to connect the endpoint agent to your Infoblox Threat Defense tenant such as the Join Token, without them, the installation cannot succeed.

1. Log into your lab’s testing-windows, with the credentials training / infoblox.

2. Open the Tools folder on the Desktop and run the interface-static-internet.bat as an administrator.

   • NOTE: This file is used to set an IP address for the VM in a subnet simulating a direct internet connection.

   • NOTE: If the machine doesn’t get an IP address, please re-enter the command.

3. In testing-windows, open a browser and use your Education Infoblox Portal Credentials to log into the Infoblox Portal.

4. Navigate to Configure → Administration → Downloads.

5. Download the correct Endpoint version for your Windows machine.

   

6. Extract and Install Infoblox Endpoint Agent.

   

7. In the Infoblox Portal, navigate to Configure → Security → Endpoints → Desktop and verify the Endpoint was added.

   

Task 2 Solution: Creating an Endpoint Group

1. In the Infoblox Portal, navigate to Configure → Security → Endpoints → Endpoints Groups.

2. Click Create Endpoint Group, give the name Techblue Endpoints then click Save & Close.

   

Task 3 Solution: Adding the Windows endpoint to Techblue-Endpoints

1. In the Infoblox Portal, navigate to Configure → Security → Endpoints →Desktop page, select the endpoint, and click on Move.

2. Select Techblue Endpoint Group and click Move.