Office 365 Exchange Node

Once you've set up a Connection Manager, you can add nodes for Agentless scanning in Cloudhouse Guardian (Guardian). There are several supported types of Cloud App nodes, including Office 365 Exchange nodes. This topic describes how to add an Office 365 Exchange node for Agentless scanning as well as some next steps you can take with the data Guardian collects.

Dependencies

To add an Office 365 Exchange node, you need:

  • A Windows Connection Manager configured in Guardian. For more information, see Windows Connection Manager.

  • Administrator access and credentials to an Office 365 Exchange account.

Add an Office 365 Exchange Node

To monitor the accounts and settings present in an instance of Office 365 Exchange, you'll add it as an Office 365 Exchange node in Guardian. This lets you keep track of Office 365 users, user settings, permissions, and more.

To add an Office 365 Exchange node:

  1. In the Guardian web application, navigate to the Add Nodes tab (Inventory > Add Nodes). The Add Nodes page is displayed.

  2. Type 'Office 365 Exchange' in the search bar.

  3. Select Office 365 Exchange. Then, click Go Agentless. The Connect Agentlessly to Office 365 Exchange page is displayed.

  4. Complete the following options:

    Option Description
    Connection manager group drop-down list The Connection Manager group responsible for scanning your Office 365 Exchange node. Select a Connection Manager group from the drop-down list.
    Node Name field The name of the node. The value you enter here will be used as the display name in Guardian.
    Administrator account login field The username for the administrator account associated with the Office 365 Exchange instance you're connecting to.
    Password field The password for the administrator account associated with the Office 365 Exchange instance you're connecting to.
  5. Click Scan Node.

Now, Guardian performs an initial scan of the node. You can wait on this page for the scan to finish, at which point you will see a View Scan button. To view the results of this initial scan, click View Scan. However, you can also navigate elsewhere while Guardian performs its initial scan of the node. You can then view the status of the scan on the Job History (Control > Job History) page. For more information on what to do next after adding a node, see below.

Next Steps

Once you've added nodes to Guardian, there are a few next steps you can take to get the most out of Guardian and the data it collects. Refer to the topics below for more information on where to go from here.

  • Node Scan Results – View and filter the data collected by Guardian every time a node is scanned.

  • Node Groups – Group nodes together based on similar properties like node type, location, and more.

  • Scan Options – Customize what is scanned on a given node during a node scan.

  • Configuration Differencing – View differences between two nodes, a group of nodes, two scans of the same node, and more.

  • Policies – Define expected configuration states and apply them to nodes or node groups.

  • Integrations – Bring together different systems, applications, or components to work as a unified view and perform different tasks.