Egnyte File Server Connector (FSC)

Customers can use the Egnyte File Server Connector (FSC) within the Secure & Govern platform to efficiently scan and monitor their on-premise servers by deploying lightweight, easy-to-install agents. 

An Egnyte Secure & Govern on-premise deployment consists of an agent (Windows service) that runs on each monitored file server. Egnyte designed the on-premise components to be a lightweight conduit between the on-premise repositories and the Egnyte Secure & Govern cloud-based service. The system is designed to require only outbound network connections.

Egnyte FSC offers several benefits over the earlier process of deploying a site connector VM that ran on a VMware or Hyper-V hypervisor and an agent (Windows service) that ran on each monitored file server. 

• Egnyte FSC agents offer a lightweight and easy-to-install solution for scanning and monitoring the Windows File Servers (WFS). 
• Users can map the network storage drives and can scan them.
• A step-by-step process is available to configure the Active Directory. This will provide connection with the metadata and inherent permissions. 

 

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Prerequisites

Installing and Registering Egnyte File Server Connector 

View the Source Details 

Configure Active Directory

 

Prerequisites

Egnyte Requirements

Primary domain must be linked to the Secure & Govern instance that the File Server Connector agents will be connected to.

Supported Operating Systems

• Windows 10
• Windows 11
• Windows Server 2016
• Windows Storage Server 2016
• Windows Server 2019
• Windows Storage Server 2019
• Windows Server 2022
• Windows Storage Server 2022
• Windows Server 2025
• Windows Storage Server 2025

Firewall Requirements for Egnyte FSC

Before using the Egnyte Cloud Agent, the following URLs must be whitelisted to allow access to domain and tenant APIs:

• https://*.egnyte.com:443
• *.egnyteprotect.com
• *.egnytegov.com
• wss://*.egnyte.com/

Additionally, the following URLs must also be whitelisted to confirm DNS accessibility from the local network.

• http://clients3.google.com/generate_204
• https://one.one.one.one

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Installing and Registering Egnyte File Server Connector 

1. Navigate to Secure & Govern -> Settings -> Content Sources and click on Add on-premises source.
   
2. Click on File Server Connector. 
   
3. Click on File Server Connector Installer to download the setup on the machine.
   
4. The installer will be downloaded on the user’s machine. Double click on the downloaded file to begin installation.
5. Click Next on the setup wizard.
   
6. Click Next once the system check is complete.
   
7. Click Next to continue with the default folder selection as the destination folder or click Change and select another folder. Click Next. 
   
8. Click Finish to complete the setup. 
   
9. Enter the Windows username and password and click on Apply or click on Browse to browse through the credentials. 
   
   

   The user must be logged in with the same Windows credentials used during the initial service registration. If the logged-in user differs from the one who registered the service through the system tray component, the operation may not work as expected.

   If the user clicks on Browse, they can browse through the credentials and select the required ones to proceed. 
   
10. Enter the details to connect:
    1. Enter the Egnyte Cloud Domain Name
    2. Select the desired drive(s) to be monitored 
    3. Enter the source name. The same name will be displayed in Secure & Govern 
    4. Enter the credentials 
    5. Click Connect after entering all the details 
    
    
    The registration will begin. 
    
    The authentication window for the Egnyte domain will open in the browser. Enter the password and click on Log In. 
    
    The authentication will then be successful. 
    
11. The connection will be established. Click on Edit to make any changes in the drive(s) selected and then save the configuration.
    If the connection is not automatically established, click Start Service to initiate the connection.
    

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View the Source Details 

To view the details of the source added:

1. Navigate to Secure & Govern -> Settings -> Content Sources. The sources will be listed under on-premises content sources.
    
2. Click on a particular source to view its details. The source details such as Status, Source type, IP Address, Active Directory, Permitted Sensitive Content Locations, and Rules Applied for Analysis will be displayed.
   

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Configure Active Directory

7. Navigate to Secure & Govern -> Settings -> Content Sources. The sources will be listed under on-premises content sources. 
   
8. Click on the source to configure Active Directory. Click Configure under Active Directory section.
   
9. Enter the Active Directory domain name and click Next.
   
10. The domain controllers (IP Addresses) will be added automatically. Click on Add domain controller to add a domain controller. 
    
11. Enter the additional domain controller and click on Add. Click Next after adding the required domain controllers.
    
    The user can continue to add additional domain controllers in the same manner. 
    • To remove a domain controller, click on the bin icon next to it.
      
      

       It is necessary to specify at least one domain controller. 

12. Enter the windows service account credentials and click Next. 
    
13. Review the details entered and click Configure.
    
    The Active Directory will be configured for the source. 
    

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