System Requirements. Installation. Dongles

PASS/START-PROF® Hardware and Software Requirements

AMD64/Intel64/EM64T processor;

Windows 10, 11;

Memory:

• minimum - 1Gb,

• recommended – 4Gb;

Graphics card not older than 2018-2019 with OpenGL 2.0 or higher support:

• graphics card driver issued in 2018-2019 (or newer)

• minimum - NVIDIA or AMD/ATI. Other graphics cards may cause limited functionality;

• recommended - NVIDIA (NVIDIA GeForce 7000 or higher) or AMD/ATI (Radeon X300 or higher) with 1Gb or more memory.

Screen resolution:

• minimum – 1280х1024.

START-PROF license USB dongle (included in installation kit).

In firewall protocol UDP, TCP the ports 9001, 6001, 6002 should be opened.

START-PROF should be added to white list of antivirus software and data leak prevention (DLP) software (Symantec DLP, Trustwave DLP, McAfee Total Protection, Check Point DLP etc.). If it is impossible, then stable work is not guaranteed.

Licensing

START-PROF supports local and network licensing.

Local licensing based on USB dongle. A local USB dongle can be moved between computers (such as between desktops and laptops). Using of local license on virtual machine or remote desktop is prohibited.

Network licensing based on special network USB dongle. A network USB dongle is installed on a computer that is network accessible from the computer, or multiple computers, running START-PROF.

START-PROF periodically checking for the presence of a USB or network dongle while START-PROF is running, and if the dongle is absent automatically switching to demo mode. The dongle drivers (Sentinel Protection Installer, can be downloaded here) should be installed on the server.

Standard PC Installation

To install PASS/START-PROF on a PC:

• Unplug all USB dongles

• Verify PC clock (!). If the PC date is incorrect, do not run PASS/START-PROF!

• Install PASS/START-PROF

• USB driver will be installed automatically during START-PROF installation. To reinstall the driver, use C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\SafeNet Sentinel\Sentinel System Driver\SetupSysDriver.exe. The installer will automatically determine the operating system and install the driver. If the USB driver was not found, it should be installed using C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\SafeNet Sentinel\Sentinel System Driver\sntnlusb.inf

• Plug in the USB dongle

• Run a USB update utility. It show the USB dongle information

When START-PROF is installed, "BASEOLD" folder is automatically created, where the old database is stored. If you have edited the database manually, you must repeat these edits in the new version of START-PROF. It is recommended to export any changes into individual files before installing a new version of START-PROF.

On the system drive the folders are created: Folders "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\SafeNet Sentinel\Sentinel System Driver" and "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\SafeNet Sentinel\Sentinel Protection Server" are also created, which contain USB drivers and USB device manager.

Installation Using Active Directory (AD)

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 include various Active Directory services, including Group Policy. The Software Installation service offered by Group Policy allows to remotely install software simultaneously on several platforms.

3 installation options are available through Active Directory:

• Publish to User,

• Assign to User,

• Assign to Computer.

START-PROF can be installed using Assign to Computer.

Warning!

• Installation will be complete only after rebooting the platform where START-PROF was installed.

• START-PROF installation using Publish to User or Assign to User is not supported.

To install START-PROF on several platforms, an administrative version of START-PROF must be installed. This can be done using ORCA MSI Editor. ORCA MSI Editor creates a setup.mst file using  START.msi / STARTPR.msi / STARTLT.msi, where all changes made by the administrator are stored. Recommended changes to  msi-file before creating the mst-file:

Full software installation is run be default. Protocol and Hostname set USB properties in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PSRE LTD\STARTXX\XX.XX\Settings

"Install USB dongle" program sets Protocol and Hostname in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\PSRE LTD\STARTXX\XX.XX\Settings. If Protocol and Hostname are set in both HKCU and HKLM, HKCU has priority. To properly display various scripts, ISScript.msi must be installed properly (http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_vista-windows_install/isscriptmsi/4d05efe5-4442-e011-9767-d8d385dcbb12).

After installing the software, USB drivers must be installed to run the software on local platforms.

Network Dongle Setup

To work with a network dongle, additional settings must be adjusted:

• Plug the network dongle on any PC in the network (from hereon, "SERVER"). Server should be accessible to other devices in the network using START-PROF (from hereon "CLIENT"). If necessary USB drivers must be installed from the installation kit (located in the SENTINEL System Driver folder). Like local keys, a network USB dongle must also be activated (see "USB Dongle Update").

• After installing START-PROF, run the utility "Network Dongle Setup" on every CLIENT. By default, the shortcut for this program is located in Start menu > All programs > START-PROF > Network Dongle Setup. Network protocol and server address for the SERVER must be entered. If the CLIENT has several users, the network key must be installed individually for each user (different users can work with different network keys).

Using Sentinel License Monitor

Sentinel License Monitor allows monitoring of START-PROF keys on local or network platforms using a Web-browser:

• Serial number, model number and key hard limit

• Number of licenses currently being used

• Maximum number of licenses

• Release of a license key

• Number of time-outs (session ended without properly releasing the license)

• User information (name, software run time, process ID)

Before running Sentinel License Monitor:

• Make sure that Sentinel Protection Server 7.6.9 or higher is installed and running on the platform where the key is installed

To run Sentinel License Monitor:

1. Open a web-browser on the client-computer

2. Enter the server-computer's IP-address or name: http://IP-address:port

For example:

http://192.168.33.162:6002 or http://localhost:6002 if dongle is installed on local machine. The following page will appear:

To see which user is using dongle press "1" in Keys# column

Releasing a License

The administrator can release a license in use by a client. This can be used to give another user priority, or to free up a license that was not released properly.

To release a license:

1. Run Password Generation Utility on the server (usually located in c:\program files\common files\safenet sentinel\sentinel protection server) to create the sntlpass.dat file.

2. Reload Sentinel Protection Server

3. Run Sentinel License Monitor. USB information will be displayed

4. Select the key where you want to release licenses

5. Select  Cancel for desired licenses. Up to 10 can be selected simultaneously.

6. Press  Cancel License Session. Enter your password in the dialog that appears (see section 1)

7. Press ОК

Get the Statistics of START-PROF Usage

C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\SafeNet Sentinel\Sentinel Protection Server\WinNT\sntlconfigsrvr.xml

<!-- Type logging file name for errors-->

<!-- You can specify both the file name and the full path name. --> 

              <LogUsages>

                LogUsages.log

              </LogUsages>

<!-- Type logging file name for errors-->

<!-- You can specify both the file name and the full path name. -->

              <LogErrors>

                LogErrors.log

              </LogErrors>

Working with USB Dongles

Troubleshooting when Working With a USB Dongle