Install PacketFence on CentOS 6.x
First do a standard install of CentOS 6. After the standard install IP all the network cards to the proper IP addresses before you install Packetfence. After that follow these steps-by-step instructions to install packetfence.
Update CentOS
1. yum update
Install Wget
2. yum install wget
Add RPMforge
3. wget http://packages.sw.be/rpmforge-release/rpmforge-release-0.5.2-2.el6.rf.x86_64.rpm
4. rpm --import http://apt.sw.be/RPM-GPG-KEY.dag.txt
or gpg –import http://apt.sw.be/RPM-GPG-KEY.dag.txt
5. rpm -i rpmforge-release-0.5.2-2.el6.rf.x86_64.rpm
Add EPEL software repository:
6. rpm -Uvh http://mirror.yourconnect.com/epel/6/i386/epel-release-6-8.noarch.rpm
Add Open Fusion RPM Repository
7.rpm -Uvh http://repo.openfusion.net/centos6-x86_64/openfusion-release-0.6.2-1.of.el6.noarch.rpm
Exclude perl-Apache-Test from rpmforge and openfusion repository
8. Vi /etc/yum.repos.d/rpmforge.repo
9. Add the line exclude = perl-Apache-Test* on the section [rpmforge]
10.Vi /etc/yum.repos.d/openfusion.repo
11. add the line exclude = perl-Apache-Test* on the section [of]
12. In order to use the repository, just create a file named /etc/yum.repos.d/PacketFence.repo with the following content
13. [PacketFence]
name=PacketFence Repository
baseurl=http://inverse.ca/downloads/PacketFence/RHEL$releasever/$basearch
gpgcheck=0
enabled=0
Install PacketFence with all its dependencies
14. yum groupinstall --enablerepo=PacketFence,rpmforge Packetfence-complete
Once packetfence is installed it can be configured at GUI interface
http://ipaddress:1444/configurator
The management interface will be
http://ipaddress:1443
If you can not get to the webpage, you will need to turn off the firewall on the server. To do this, type the following: service iptables stop
Step 1: Choose the type of Enforcement that you want. Either Inline Enforcement or VLAN Enforcement. For my situation, I have selected both.
- Inline Enforcement means that the PacketFence server will sit between the computer and the network/internet.
- VLAN Enforcement means that the PacketFence server does not sit between the computer and the network/internet. It will change the config on the managed switch for each individual port on the switch.
Step 2: Networks. Add your networks.
If you are using VLAN Enforcement, make sure you specify your Management VLAN, Registration VLAN, and Isolation VLAN.
- To add a VLAN, click on "Add VLAN" under Actions.
Step 3: Database Configuration
- Click on Test. You will be asked to set the MySQL admin password.
*Note: If you receive an error message when you click on test, make sure MySQL is running on the server.
- Click on "Create the database".
- Under "Create a PacketFence account" type in a password and then type it again to confirm it. Now click on "Create User".
Step 4: PacketFence Configuration
Type in your domain, the hostname of the server, any DHCP servers on your network under General.
Type in an email address under Alerting.
Step 5: Administration
Create a username and password for the administration interface.
Step 6: Start PacketFence
Click on "Start PacketFence"
Once PacketFence is started, you will be asked if you want to go to the Administration Interface, I clicked yes and then was taken to the admin page.
First do a standard install of CentOS 6. After the standard install IP all the network cards to the proper IP addresses before you install Packetfence. After that follow these steps-by-step instructions to install packetfence.
Update CentOS
1. yum update
Install Wget
2. yum install wget
Add RPMforge
3. wget http://packages.sw.be/rpmforge-release/rpmforge-release-0.5.2-2.el6.rf.x86_64.rpm
4. rpm --import http://apt.sw.be/RPM-GPG-KEY.dag.txt
or gpg –import http://apt.sw.be/RPM-GPG-KEY.dag.txt
5. rpm -i rpmforge-release-0.5.2-2.el6.rf.x86_64.rpm
Add EPEL software repository:
6. rpm -Uvh http://mirror.yourconnect.com/epel/6/i386/epel-release-6-8.noarch.rpm
Add Open Fusion RPM Repository
7.rpm -Uvh http://repo.openfusion.net/centos6-x86_64/openfusion-release-0.6.2-1.of.el6.noarch.rpm
Exclude perl-Apache-Test from rpmforge and openfusion repository
8. Vi /etc/yum.repos.d/rpmforge.repo
9. Add the line exclude = perl-Apache-Test* on the section [rpmforge]
10.Vi /etc/yum.repos.d/openfusion.repo
11. add the line exclude = perl-Apache-Test* on the section [of]
12. In order to use the repository, just create a file named /etc/yum.repos.d/PacketFence.repo with the following content
13. [PacketFence]
name=PacketFence Repository
baseurl=http://inverse.ca/downloads/PacketFence/RHEL$releasever/$basearch
gpgcheck=0
enabled=0
Install PacketFence with all its dependencies
14. yum groupinstall --enablerepo=PacketFence,rpmforge Packetfence-complete
Once packetfence is installed it can be configured at GUI interface
http://ipaddress:1444/configurator
The management interface will be
http://ipaddress:1443
If you can not get to the webpage, you will need to turn off the firewall on the server. To do this, type the following: service iptables stop
Step 1: Choose the type of Enforcement that you want. Either Inline Enforcement or VLAN Enforcement. For my situation, I have selected both.
- Inline Enforcement means that the PacketFence server will sit between the computer and the network/internet.
- VLAN Enforcement means that the PacketFence server does not sit between the computer and the network/internet. It will change the config on the managed switch for each individual port on the switch.
Step 2: Networks. Add your networks.
If you are using VLAN Enforcement, make sure you specify your Management VLAN, Registration VLAN, and Isolation VLAN.
- To add a VLAN, click on "Add VLAN" under Actions.
Step 3: Database Configuration
- Click on Test. You will be asked to set the MySQL admin password.
*Note: If you receive an error message when you click on test, make sure MySQL is running on the server.
- Click on "Create the database".
- Under "Create a PacketFence account" type in a password and then type it again to confirm it. Now click on "Create User".
Step 4: PacketFence Configuration
Type in your domain, the hostname of the server, any DHCP servers on your network under General.
Type in an email address under Alerting.
Step 5: Administration
Create a username and password for the administration interface.
Step 6: Start PacketFence
Click on "Start PacketFence"
Once PacketFence is started, you will be asked if you want to go to the Administration Interface, I clicked yes and then was taken to the admin page.
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