Console Operator's Guide
Learn how to work with the BigFix Console.
- Accessing the console
  The console is the visible face of BigFix, used by the operator to monitor and repair networked computers running the BigFix client.
- Fixlets and Tasks
- Actions
  Actions are scripts that run on selected targets. They are used to fix policy violation and security exposures and to run configuration steps. Fixlet, tasks, and baselines depend on actions to run their remediation mission.
- Sites
- Domains
- Roles
- Client Computers
- Computer Groups
- Analyses
- Baselines
- Relays and Servers
- Activating the license counting process
- Displays and Reports
- Menus
- The Dialogs

Prerequisites

Before activating the license counting process, ensure that you meet the following requirements:

Ensure that your BigFix server version is 9.0 or later.
Ensure that the agent version of your subscribed computers is 8.2 or later.
Enable the ActiveX option of Internet Explorer on the computer where the console is installed as follows:
1. Go to Tools > Internet Options > Security tab
2. Select the Internet zone.
3. Click Custom Level.
4. Locate Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe for scripting.
5. Set it to Prompt.
This local Internet Explorer setting enables you to run the Distribute site mapping file fixlet.