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title: "Setting Up Micro Focus ArcSight ESM"
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You can perform a real-time check of whether the data transferred from Data Connector has reached the Micro Focus ArcSight ESM destination. Data Connector transfers DNS queries and logs to Micro Focus SmartConnector, which forwards them to Micro Focus ArcSight Manager, which displays the following information as soon as the data arrives at the destination:

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**Image**: T<span style="color: #0d0d0d">he ArcSight Command Center, a part of a security information and event management (SIEM) system displaying the "Active Channel - Live" view, showing real-time security events.</span>

# Configuring Micro Focus SmartConnector to Communicate with Data Connector

## Install ArcSight SmartConnector

1. Execute the program `ArcSight-<version string>-connector`:  
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**Image**: T<span style="color: #0d0d0d">he</span><span style="color: #0d0d0d"> installation wizard for the ArcSight SmartConnector displaying a window where the user can choose the install folder for the SmartConnector.</span>  


2. Select the folder where you want to install ArcSight SmartConnector, and click **Next**.  
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**Image**: T<span style="color: #0d0d0d">he</span><span style="color: #0d0d0d"> installation wizard for the ArcSight SmartConnector displaying a window where the user can select an installation folder.  </span>  


3. Select the folder where you want to create links, and click **Next**.    
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**Image**: T<span style="color: #0d0d0d">he</span><span style="color: #0d0d0d"> installation wizard for the ArcSight SmartConnector displaying a window where the user can create links.  </span>  


4. Review the information, and click **Install **to confirm or **Previous** to go back.  
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**Image**: T<span style="color: #0d0d0d">he</span><span style="color: #0d0d0d"> installation wizard for the ArcSight SmartConnector displaying the pre-install summary.  </span>  


5. After Micro Focus SmartConnector is installed successfully, the **Connector Setup** wizard appears.  
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**Image**: T<span style="color: #0d0d0d">he</span><span style="color: #0d0d0d"> installation wizard for the ArcSight SmartConnector displaying the confirmation of setup page.  </span>

6. Select **Add a Connector**, and click **Next**.  


## Configure Micro Focus ArcSight Manager

1. Set **Type** to **Syslog NG Daemon**, and click** Next**.  
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**Image**: T<span style="color: #0d0d0d">he</span><span style="color: #0d0d0d"> installation wizard for the ArcSight SmartConnector displaying the the connector setup page where a connector can be selected and configured.  </span>  


2. Enter the following details, and click **Next**.    
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**Image**: T<span style="color: #0d0d0d">he</span><span style="color: #0d0d0d"> installation wizard for the ArcSight SmartConnector displaying the the connector setup page where the connector configuration parameters can be added. </span>  


- **Network Port:** Specify the same port number as the one you specified while configuring the destination in Data Connector.
- **IP Address**: Enter the IP address of Data Connector.
- **Protocol**: To use the TLS encryption protocol for Syslog, select **TLS**.

3. Select **ArcSight Manager (encrypted)**, and click **Next**.  
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**Image**: T<span style="color: #0d0d0d">he</span><span style="color: #0d0d0d"> installation wizard for the ArcSight SmartConnector displaying the the connector setup page where the connector destination can be selected.</span>  


4. Specify the IP address and port number of ArcSight Manager, specify other credentials, and click **Next**.  
  
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**Image**: T<span style="color: #0d0d0d">he</span><span style="color: #0d0d0d"> installation wizard for the ArcSight SmartConnector displaying the the connector setup page where an IP address and port number can be selected.</span>  


5. Complete the rest of the installation as per the installation wizard.

For more information, refer to the *Micro Focus ArcSight ESM *document.