[KB7683] Change the hostname redirect to ESET Inspect On-Prem Server from ESET PROTECT On-Prem

Issue

  • Clicking Show in EI from ESET PROTECT On-Prem redirects you to the hostname of the server instead of the public name

Details


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If your ESET Inspect On-Prem Server is connected to ESET PROTECT On-Prem but resides in an external server, there is a known issue where clicking Show in EI redirects you to the hostname of the server instead of the public name.


Solution

ESET Enterprise Inspector renamed to ESET Inspect On-Prem

Only from version 1.7 and above, ESET Enterprise Inspector has been renamed to ESET Inspect On-Prem.

Earlier versions (1.5 and 1.6) will still be called ESET Enterprise Inspector.

To change the hostname redirect, add a parameter to the eiserver.ini file using the instructions below:

  1. Navigate to C:\Program Files\ESET\Inspect Server\ and open the eiserver.ini file using your preferred text editor.

  2. In the [Server] section, add the parameter PublicHostname= and type your public server URL. The example below uses the following: PublicHostname=EEI.External.Example

The parameter is case-sensitive

The parameter PublicHostname is case-sensitive. Ensure that you type it correctly.

Figure 1-1
  1. Open services.msc and restart your ESET EI Server.

  2. Trigger several detections as a test.

How to generate a simple detection

To generate a simple detection, run the following command line:
cmd /c whoami & ping 127.0.0.1

  1. Open ESET PROTECT On-Prem in your web browser and log in.

  2. Click Detections, click any detection and click Show in EI.

Figure 1-2
  1. Verify that you are redirected to the public hostname you added to the eiserver.ini file.

New detections

Only new detections will redirect to the newly set public hostname.

Figure 1-3