Prerequisites
- Parent Beacon Installed
- Parent Beacon initially Configured
- Child Beacon Installed
Configuring Child Beacon to Point to Parent Beacon
Get configuration XML
- Open a FNMS in a web browser, and navigate to Discovery & inventory
- Select Beacons under Network
- Select Configure Beacon
![configure1.png configure1.png](https://community.flexera.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1322iE7613203DFB60AB9/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999)
- On the parent beacon box
- Search for your parent beacon
- Press Generate a Unique ID
- Enter the name of the beacon
- Once completed you need to press Download Configuration button.
- This will download a XML
Import XML to Beacon
- Copy XML file generated in previous step on to the desktop
- Go to the child beacon server
- Open Beacon UI
- On the Parent connection tab Click Import configuration button
![configure2.png configure2.png](https://community.flexera.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1327i775FA2DB07E981C1/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999)
- Select the XML file from the desktop
- You will receive a message that there are no credentials specified to connect to the parent
- Click yes
![configure3.png configure3.png](https://community.flexera.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1323i710AED46962EFF2C/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999)
- Enter service account username and password
![configure4.png configure4.png](https://community.flexera.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1326iA1F5E1450DA32305/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999)
![configure5.png configure5.png](https://community.flexera.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1321iC1BD83E1FA8731F3/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999)
Oct 18, 2019
10:08 AM
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Oct 18, 2019
10:09 AM
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