NGFW-Engineer PAN OS Device Setting Configuration Practice Question
Which THREE steps are involved in the standard User-ID agentless configuration?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Configure a Service Account
Agentless User-ID requires defining a service account, enabling WMI/WinRM, and adding the domain controller as a server to monitor.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Configure a Service Account
Why this is correct
Needed for permissions.
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Configure an IPsec tunnel
Why it's wrong here
Unnecessary for User-ID.
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Enable WMI or WinRM
Why this is correct
Required for querying the DC.
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Install software on every user PC
Why it's wrong here
Agentless means no local install.
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Add Domain Controller to Server Monitoring
Why this is correct
The firewall needs to know which server to poll.
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