Consider the following environment setup before installing a Carbon Black sensor.

Locate a Sensor Gateway Instance

You can use the Carbon Black Cloud console to locate the Sensor Gateway instance.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the Carbon Black Cloud console with your account credentials.
  2. On the left navigation bar, select Settings > API Access > Sensor Gateways.
  3. Find the Name of the Sensor Gateway corresponding to the IP address or the API ID.
  4. Note this name as you need it when generating the company code.

Generate a Company Code

You must generate a company code prior sensor installation. You can obtain the company code by using the Carbon Black Cloud console.

Procedure

  1. On the left navigation bar, select Inventory > VM Workloads.
  2. Select View company codes from the Sensor Options drop-down menu.
  3. Click the Connect to Carbon Black Cloud through Sensor Gateway option.
    The Sensor Gateway drop-down menu becomes available. The company code you use when installing a Carbon Black sensor.
  4. Select the Sensor Gateway entry point URL you want to use for the sensor installation.
    The drop-down menu displays only the URLs for the connected Sensor Gateways.
  5. Copy the Registration code.
    This is the company code you use when installing the sensors.