After you have installed the Solution and configured Lepide service to run with administrative credentials, you can add Windows File Server for auditing.
Component Management Window
From the Component Management window, under the Add Component section, click on the File Server icon to add this component to the solution.
The File Server Settings Console dialog box is displayed:
File Server Settings Console
Here, you can click Add File Server icon Option to Add File Server on the toolbar to add either of the following file servers:
Windows File Server
NetApp Filer
Click the Add File Server icon, Add File Server Wizard select Single then select Windows.
Enter the name or IP Address of the server along with its Domain or Workgroup name.
Instead of typing manually, you can click Add button to scan the domain network and select the required file server.
SQL Server Details
Type the name of the domain in the Select Domain Window.
Click the Find button to list its computers in the blank area.
Select the computer you want to audit and click OK. It takes you back to the previous wizard, which now displays the selected File Server.
Select the user with which you want to add the File Server.
If you are logged in as a user that has the above rights, then you can select Current User.
If the logged in user does not have the required rights, then you must select The following User option and provide the login credentials of a user who has the required rights.
Auditing Agent is Installed
After entering the details, click Next.
The next step is to provide the SQL Server details:
Option to Create a Rule
Please set the “Insert audit data directly to database from file server” option to NO, if the port 1433 is not open from the file server to the SQL server.
Type the Server Name or click Browse to select the desired SQL Server.
There are two authentication options:
Windows Authentication:. Please put in the domain account which has at least dbowner rights on the SQL server.
SQL Server Authentication: Select this mode if SQL Server is installed on a remote machine or the local machine. We recommend that this option is selected.
Provide the username and password of an SQL User, which has sufficient rights to create a new database.
Enter a database name in the Create Database field to create a new database or leave it as default. You can also select an existing database created by Lepide or another application.
Click Next to start installing the auditing agent on the Windows File Server.
After the agent is installed, the following dialog box is displayed:
Enter Rule Name and Select File Server
Click Finish to complete the process.
A dialog box is displayed asking whether you want to apply a rule to the newly added file server:
Audit Policies
Click Yes and create a new rule from the next window.
Select Policy Type
Enter a rule name and select the File Server for which you want to create the rule if it is not already selected in the File Servers drop-down menu.
Click Next. The audit policies dialog box is displayed:
Add Users to Audit
NOTE:In this example, we are creating an audit rule with predefined policy. To create an auditing rule with a user- configured policy refer to Advanced File Server Configuration Guide.
For this example, we will select the Audit All policy:
Summary
Click Next
Select All Users in the Audit User Tab and click Next. The rule is applied to all users in this case.
Click Next
The Summary page is displayed:
Click Finish to complete the process. The newly added audit rule is displayed in the list.
Click Update Agent on all File Servers to apply new Settings notification and follow the on-screen instructions to update the agent.
NOTE: It is necessary to update the agent each time you change the applied Audit Rule. If this is not done, the auditing will not be updated, and the reports will not include the new modifications when generated.
After you have created the auditing rules, Restart the main console, and go to the Audit Reports tab in the main panel to view the reports.
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️ Updated Jan 29, 2026
