Chapter 5. Installing the Management Console

After successfully installing the server–side components, you have to install the management console on the client. The Management Console (MC) is available for Windows and Linux platforms. The Windows version is a single .exe install file. The Linux version is a generic installer (a .run package). Both versions are available on the PNS Installation DVD. Downloads and updates for MC can be downloaded from downloads.

The Windows and Linux versions are identical in look-and-feel, they are both built with the GTK Toolkit. Therefore, choosing a platform is only a matter of preference.

There are no license restrictions on the number of MCs you can install. Therefore, multiple management locations are possible.

Note

It is important to remember that the MC machine must always connect to the MS host and not the PNS Firewall itself. The MS host must be reachable. The MS host, in turn, must be able to communicate with the management agents installed on the PNS machine.

The following platforms are supported:

  • Windows 10 LTSB (Long-Term Servicing Branch)

  • Windows Server 2012R2, 2016, 2019

  • Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver (64-bit only)