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Trellix HX Series setup for Workbench

Sharon Burton
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Step 1: Enable console access

Having read-only access to the interface of your technology allows Expel to dig deeper during incident investigations. Our device health team uses this access to investigate potential health issues with your tech.

This procedure creates a user account for Expel that keeps the Expel activity separate from other activity on the Trellix HX console.

  1. Navigate to Admin > Appliance Settings.

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  2. Click User Accounts on the left.

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    • For Username add Expel.

    • Ensure the Role is set to Admin.

    • Type a Password.

  3. Click Add User.

Step 2: Generate API credentials

To integrate the technology with Workbench , we need to create secure credentials to the API. Depending on the permissions allowed in Step 1, Expel may be able to generate API credentials. If you're unsure, reach out to your Expel customer success engineer, or email devicehealth@expel.io.

This procedure creates an authentication token that allows the Expel Assembler to access the Trellix HX API.

  1. Go to the User Accounts section.

  2. For Username add expelapi.

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  3. Make sure the Role is set to API Admin.

  4. Type a Password.

  5. Click Add User.

Step 3: Configure the technology in Workbench

Now that we have the correct access configured and noted the credentials, we can integrate your tech with Workbench.

  1. In a new browser tab, log into https://workbench.expel.io.

  2. On the console page, navigate to Settings and click Security Devices.

  3. At the top of the page, click Add Security Device.

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  4. Search for and select Trellix HX.

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  5. Select an Assembler from the list with network connectivity to the Trellix HX device. Select the assembler you set up in Getting connected to Expel Workbench.

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    • For Name type the host name of the Trellix HX device.

    • For Location type the geographic location of the appliance.

    • For Server address type the Trellix HX device IP and communications port in the following format: https://<serverip>:3000. Find the Device IP in the Trellix HX console > Admin > Appliance Settings > Network.

    • For API Password and API Username type the API Admin credentials previously created in the Trellix HX console in Step 2.

    • In the optional Console Login section, for Username and Password, type the Admin credentials created in the Trellix HX console in Step 1.

  6. Click Save.

To check if alerts are coming through, navigate to Alerts on the console page. Click the icon in the upper right to switch to grid view, then check the list for device alerts.

Related terms

FireEye, FireEye HX, Fire Eye

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