What's new for installers in previous releases of QRadar Network Packet Capture

The following features and improvements were introduced in earlier versions of IBM® QRadar® Network Packet Capture.

Users can change their own passwords

QRadar Network Packet Capture 7.4.3 Fix Pack 1 (Build 1302)

QRadar Network Packet Capture 7.3.3 Fix Pack 7 (Build 17)

Non-administrative users can now change their own password. In previous releases, you had to be an administrator to change passwords.

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More Linux utilities installed

QRadar Network Packet Capture 7.4.3 Fix Pack 1 (Build 1302)

QRadar Network Packet Capture 7.3.3 Fix Pack 7 (Build 17)

The following Linux® utilities are now included in the QRadar Network Packet Capture installation:
  • nc
  • telnet
  • nmap

For more information about how to use these utilities, refer to the Linux documentation.

License terms and conditions

QRadar Network Packet Capture 7.4.3 (Build 1301)

QRadar Network Packet Capture 7.4.2 Fix Pack 1 (Build 1203)

QRadar Network Packet Capture 7.3.3 Fix Pack 6 (Build 16)

Users must now review terms and conditions before they can log in to QRadar Network Packet Capture. The Login button appears only after you click the checkbox that indicates that you have read and accept the terms.

The terms that are shown on the login screen are populated by the /opt/pandion/client/terms.txt file. The file contains placeholder text, and you must edit it to include the terms and conditions that you want the user to accept. The file is a standard ASCII file, and you can use standard text editing tools to update it.

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Improved security features

QRadar Network Packet Capture 7.4.3 (Build 1301)

QRadar Network Packet Capture 7.4.2 Fix Pack 1 (Build 1203)

QRadar Network Packet Capture 7.3.3 Fix Pack 6 (Build 16)

When the QRadar Network Packet Capture installation is complete, the Configure System menu no longer runs on the IMM Remote Control screen.

You must authenticate in a terminal window, and run the Network Manager text user interface (nmtui) tool to set the IP address for the QRadar Network Packet Capture server. Then, you can log in to the QRadar Network Packet Capture graphical user interface.

The QRadar Network Packet Capture version information was removed from the Login screen to limit the information that is available before authentication. To view the version information after you log in, click the question mark icon in the upper right, and then select About.

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Direct-attached storage devices

QRadar Network Packet Capture 7.4.1 (Build 1107)

Expand the storage capacity of your QRadar Network Packet Capture appliance by attaching direct-attached storage (DAS) devices. Each DAS device that you connect adds 80 TB of storage capacity.

DAS devices can be used with only some QRadar Network Packet Capture appliances. The number of DAS devices that you can connect depends on which hardware you are using.

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