Configuring your TLC Environment

Once you have installed your TLC ManagerTripwire Log Center Manager is the core software in your TLC environment. TLC Manager collects and processes log messages from a wide variety of systems and devices., TLC Console1. Tripwire Log Center Console is the software for the TLC graphic user interface (GUI), or 2. The Tripwire Log Center GUI. Through the TLC Console, you can configure TLC, oversee your TLC environment, and manage log and event data., and (optional) AgentA service that may be installed on a Windows or Linux system to collect log messages from any log-generating application running on the system. When installed on a Windows system, the Agent can also collect the system's Windows Event Logs via the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol. software (see About the Installation Process), complete the following steps to configure your TLC environmentConsists of all TLC software, Managers, Log Sources, Assets, Collectors, and data in your TLC installation..

Step 1. Configure your Log Sources

Step 2. Configure your TLC Console

Step 3. Import the Latest Normalization Rules

Step 4. Configure your Asset Groups

Step 5. Configure your Collectors

Step 6. Configure your Assets

Step 7. Confirm Log-Message Collection

Step 8. Assign Normalization Rules to Asset Groups

Step 9. Assign Correlation Rules to the Correlation Engine

Step 10. Create and Assign Actions

Step 11. Create and Assign Normalized-Message Fields