FirePOWER: ‘No Authentication Required’ No Usernames
Aug22

FirePOWER: ‘No Authentication Required’ No Usernames

KB ID 0001460 Problem When attempting to track Users with FirePOWER, the FMC would not show any usernames? Solution Theres a lot of reasons this might not work, let’s take a look at a few of them. Firstly make sure the server running the ‘user agent’ is listed under  System >Integration > Identity Sources > User Agent. It probably goes without saying, but over on server running the user agent, make sure it...

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Cisco FirePOWER User Agent – Use With the FirePOWER Management Console
Aug14

Cisco FirePOWER User Agent – Use With the FirePOWER Management Console

KB ID 0001179  Problem FirePOWER Management Center, will give you a wealth of information on traffic/threats etc. Usually it will tell you what IP the offenders are on, but if you want to know what a USER is doing, then that means you have to look though logs see who had what IP, at what time etc. So you can install the FirePOWER User Agent on a machine, (this can be a client machine, though I usually put it on a member server). You...

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FirePOWER Agent – Real-Time Status ‘Unavailable’
Jul02

FirePOWER Agent – Real-Time Status ‘Unavailable’

KB ID 0001323 D Problem I was deploying a Cisco FirePOWER user agent last week, but once setup, the agent reported that the Real-Time status for SOME of the domain controllers was permanently ‘Unavailable’. Now I know you have to be patient with these things so I went and had a coffee. Still it refused to ‘go green’. Solution I addition to all the other rights and firewall rules that you normally have to check....

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Watch BBC iPlayer on your Windows Mobile Device
Nov17

Watch BBC iPlayer on your Windows Mobile Device

KB ID 0000160  Problem At time of writing only the Samsung i900 is supported, which is great if – unlike me you have one, however if you don’t then you need a workaround. Solution 1. You need to install the Opera Browser on your device Click Here 2. Launch Opera and in the url bar go to opera:config 3. Scroll all the way down to Custom User-Agent and type in sgh-i900 4. Scroll all the way down and click Save, (If it asks...

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