Host Set Up

To set up a host with ACSC, make sure you have added a host entry for it in the ACSC management UI. You can view the list of all your existing hosts on the Hosts page.

Set Up Page

The host’s setup page will outline the steps needed to set up the host, and include links to the agent configuration and setup files needed to install the agent.

Follow these steps to go to the host’s setup page:

  1. Click the Hosts link in the app header.
  2. Find the host in the list, and click its name to view its main status page.
  3. Click the “gear” icon on the right side of the Agent panel to view the host’s setup page.

Configuration File

On the host’s setup page, click the acsc.conf link to download the agent configuration file. Copy this file to the following location on the host:

C:\Program Files\Anti-Cloud\Secure Connect\agent\cnf\acsc.conf

The configuration file contains the configuration settings the agent will use for this specific host.

Setup File

On the host’s setup page, also click the acsc-setup.conf link to download the agent setup file. Copy this file to the following location on the host:

C:\Program Files\Anti-Cloud\Secure Connect\agent\cnf\acsc-setup.conf

The setup file contains a one-time setup code that the agent will use to authenticate with the ACSC management server the first time it connects. The agent will delete the setup file after it uses it.

The one-time code in the setup file is good for three days. If the code already has been used or has expired, you can download a replacement setup file with a new one-time code by clicking the same acsc-setup.conf link again.

Credentials File

As part of the setup process, the agent will generate a unique Ed25519 keypair that it will use to authenticate with on subsequent connections (note this keypair is distinct from the X25519 keys the ACSC client uses for its WireGuard data channel). The agent will save this keypair to the following location on the host:

C:\Program Files\Anti-Cloud\Secure Connect\agent\cnf\acsc-credentials.conf

The configuration file and either the credentials file or the setup file must be present on the host in order for the agent to run.

Alternate Directories

On non-Windows platforms, the agent will look in the following directories for the above configuration and setup files:

Next Steps

  1. If you haven’t already installed the agent, download and install it now.
  2. Check the host’s main page in the app. The Agent panel should show the results of the agent’s latest ping.
  3. If the Agent panel simply reads Set Up Agent, or if its Status field shows something other than Good Ping, check the Agent Troubleshooting documentation.