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Anonymizer installation and settings

Installation requirement

A VPS must be rented with the minimum system requirements defined in the contract phase to install anonymizers.

See "Minimum system requirements"

Installation

CAUTION: use SSH protocol for all installation, setup and data exchange operations to the remote unit.

To install the Anonymizer on a private server:

Step Action
1

From RCS Console, in the System section, click Frontend, New Anonymizer.

2

Enter the required data and click Save.

Result: the Anonymizer appears in the Anonymizer list with icon . In the Monitor section, a monitoring object appears for the added Anonymizer.

3

Select the Anonymizer and drag it to the Collector or another Anonymizer to create a chain.

4

Click Download installer.

Result: the anon_install.zip installer file is generated and saved on the console desktop.

5

Connect to the server and copy file anon_install.zip to a folder on the server.

6

Connect to the server, unzip the file and launch the installer by entering:

# sh install

 

Result: the Anonymizer is installed in server folder/opt/bbproxy.

7

From RCS Console, in the System, Frontend section, select the Anonymizer and click Apply configuration: the new configuration is sent to the Anonymizer by the Collector via the Anonymizer chain.

Anonymizer data

Selected Anonymizer data is described below:

Data Description

Name

Anonymizer name.

Description

User's description

Release

Software version. To view software versions for all components see the Monitor section.

Address

IP address of the VPS where the Anonymizer was installed.

Enabled

If enabled, the Anonymizer is contacted for updates and new settings.

Disable the function to avoid connections with Anonymizers in untrusted environments or with Anonymizers out of order.

Log

Last messages logged. To view log file content see "System logs"

Boot check

The Anonymizer sends its logs to syslog that manages and saves them in a file. Files are normally saved in the following files (based on the operating system version and syslog service settings):

/var/log/messages

/var/log/syslog

IP address check

To check all Anonymizer addresses, start the RCS Console, System section, Frontend: the addresses appear on the screen. See "Anonymizer update"

Editing settings

To edit Anonymizer settings:

Step Action
1

In the System section, Frontend, click on the Anonymizer icon.

2

Edit the required data and click Save.

Result: the screen is updated.

3

Check Anonymizer status in the Monitor section.

4

Click Apply settings.

Result: RCS connects to the Anonymizer and transfers the new configuration via the Anonymizer chain.

Uninstall

To uninstall the Anonymizer delete private server folder /opt/bbproxy and delete the Anonymizer from the RCS Console. See "Anonymizer update".

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