Configuration

Get GeoLite2 DB Key

Note

This step is optional

• Navigate to MaxMind’s website
• Register/Login
• Navigate to Manage License Keys
• Click Generate new license key

• Enter a Name
• Select Yes on Will this key be used for GeoIP Update
• Select Generate a license key and config file for use with geoipupdate version 3.1.1 or newer.

• Click Confirm
• Copy and store License key for later use

Enable ntopng

Navigate to Diagnostics -> ntopng Settings

• Check Enable ntopng
• Set ntopng Admin Password
• Set Confirm ntopng Admin Password
• Select Interface(s) you want to monitor
• Optionally, enter GeoLite2 DB License Key
• Click 💾Save

Configure ntopng

Navigate to Diagnostics -> ntopng

Username: admin Password: the-password-you-set-before

• Navigate to top right corner, click on the human icon
• Toggle Dark Theme
• Click Settings -> Preferences on the left sidebar
  • Click Expert View
  • Click Timeseries
    • Set Layer-7 Applications to Applications
    • Set Host Timeseries to Full
    • Set Layer-7 Applications to Applications
    • Toggle VLANs to ON
    • Toggle Autonomous Systems to ON
    • Toggle Countries to ON
    • Toggle Operating Systems to ON
    • Click Save

• Click Alerts
  • Toggle Emit Alerts to OFF
  • Click Save

• Click Telemetry
  • Click Do not contribute
  • Click Save

• Click Data Retention
  • Set to 120 Days
  • Click Save

For every non-WAN interface, navigate to Interface on the left sidebar (You can change interface on the top left corner)

• Click the ⚙️Gear
• Set Local Broadcast Domain Hosts Identifier to MAC Address
• Click Save Settings

• Click the ⚡Lightning
• Click the ➕
• Enter the first DCHP IP of the interface you are configuring now
• Enter the last DCHP IP of the interface you are configuring now
• Click Save Settings

If you get an error like below, simply restart the ntopng service.