---
title: Preparing to deploy the PingIntelligence policy
description: Complete the following steps before configuring PingAccess.
component: pingintelligence
version: 5.2
page_id: pingintelligence:pingintelligence_integrations:pingintelligence_prepare_pa
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingintelligence/5.2/pingintelligence_integrations/pingintelligence_prepare_pa.html
revdate: April 3, 2024
section_ids:
  about-this-task: About this task
  steps: Steps
  troubleshooting: Troubleshooting:
---

# Preparing to deploy the PingIntelligence policy

Complete the following steps before configuring PingAccess.

## About this task

Before configuring PingAccess:

## Steps

1. Confirm the PingAccess version.

   The PingIntelligence policy supports PingAccess versions 5.x and 6.x. If you are using any other version, contact Ping Identity support.

2. Install and configure the PingIntelligence software.

   For more information, see [PingIntelligence automated deployment for virtual machines and servers](../installing_pingintelligence_for_apis/pingintelligence_automated_deployment.html) and [PingIntelligence manual deployment](../installing_pingintelligence_for_apis/pingintelligence_manual_deployment.html).

3. Verify that ASE is in sideband mode by running the following command in ASE command line:

   ```
   /opt/pingidentity/ase/bin/cli.sh status
   API Security Enforcer
   status                  : started
    mode : sideband
   http/ws                 : port 80
   https/wss               : port 443
   firewall                : enabled
   abs                     : disabled, ssl: enabled
   abs attack              : disabled
   audit                   : enabled
   sideband authentication : disabled
   ase detected attack     : disabled
   attack list memory      : configured 128.00 MB, used 25.61 MB, free 102.39 MB
   google pubsub           : disabled
   log level               : debug
   timezone                : local (UTC)
   ```

   ### Troubleshooting:

   If ASE is not in `sideband` mode, then stop ASE and change the mode by editing the `/opt/pingidentity/ase/config/ase.conf` file. Set `mode` as `sideband` and start ASE.

4. For secure communication between PingAccess and ASE, enable sideband authentication by entering the following ASE command:

   ```
   # ./bin/cli.sh enable_sideband_authentication -u admin –p
   ```

5. To generate the token, enter the following ASE command and save the generated authentication token for further use.

   A token is required for PingAccess to authenticate with ASE.

   ```
   # ./bin/cli.sh -u admin -p admin create_sideband_token
   ```