4. HAWK eyeCon 5.0 Installation

4.1. HAWK OS OVA Install

For clients using the HAWK eyeCon 5.0 HAWK OS v4 x86_64 OVA.
  • HAWK-v2500 can be downloaded Here.

  • HAWK-v4500 can be downloaded Here.

4.2. HAWK OS Install

For clients using the HAWK eyeCon 5.0 HAWK OS v4 x86_64.
  • Download HAWK OS ISO Here

For new client operations, the RedHat Enterprise LINUX or CentOS version 6 with the architecture x86_64 is required. The following section provides instruction for the CentOS or OVA installation:

4.2.1. HAWK OS Initialization

For first time installations, which are not Open Virtual Appliances, follow these steps:

  1. Install the HAWK OS v4 x86_64 edition

2. When the HAWK OS installation is completed, log in to the new environment and run the following command:

user@host:# curl http://downloads.hawkdefense.com/latest/init > ~/init && sh ~/init

  1. The following should display on the screen as this command is running:

[*] Cleaning up HAWK Event Correlation Server
Cleaning up after initial installation process... done.
Updating our yum database... done.
Re-configuring SSH to listen on non-standard port... done.
Installing HAWK's download repository information...done.
Removing default Ethernet adapter information...done.
Securing system... done.

4.3. eyeCon Remote Support Installation

If remote support credentials are provided, ensure that HAWK has set up the remote support account before continuing with this step; otherwise, if remote help is unavailable, this step may be skipped. Once the authentication credentials for remote support are provided by HAWK, follow these steps:

  1. Login to the CentOS installation using the following credentials: a. Username: root b. Password: password

  2. Configure the network preferences with the following command:

user@host:# system-config-network

  1. Download the customized remote support RPM package:

user@host:# curl --digest -u <INSERT USERNAME> http://downloads.hawkdefense.com/support/ > support-cert.rpm

  1. Install the Open VPN remote support client by entering the following:

user@host:# yum install openvpn

  1. Install the custom remote support SSL certificate

user@host:# rpm –hiv support-cert.rpm