Agent activity logs

The agent log files are useful for determining agent status or troubleshooting. Two log files
record agent activity, both are located in the agent installation folders on the managed system.
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Configuring proxy settings for the agent

Use this task to select a preference for use or non-use of proxies.
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For option definitions, click ? in the interface.
1 Go to Systems | Policy Catalog, then, from the Product drop-down menu, select McAfee Agent and from the Category drop-down menu select General.
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McAfee agent Proxy settings

To access the McAfee update sites, the agent must be able to access the Internet. Use the agent policy settings to configure proxy server settings for the managed systems. The tab of the McAfee Agent policy pages includes settings to:
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Agent policy settings

Before distributing a large number of agents throughout your network, consider carefully how you want the agent to behave in the segments of your environment.
Agent policy settings determine agent performance and behavior in your environment, including:

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Running agent tasks from the managed system

Use these tasks to perform selected tasks from the system where the agent is installed.
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If you have been using an older version of ePolicy Orchestrator and have previous agent versions in your environment, you can upgrade those agents once you’ve installed your ePO server. The procedure for upgrading the agent depends on which previous agent version is running on your managed systems.
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Use these tasks to remove McAfee agents from systems.
NOTE: You cannot remove the agent using the Product Deployment task, which is used to remove products such as VirusScan Enterprise.
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Use this task to set up and use network login scripts to install the agent on systems logging on to the network.

Using network login scripts is a reliable method to make sure that every system logging on to your network is running an agent.
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Use this task to create a custom agent installation package.

If you use a distribution method other than ePolicy Orchestrator deployment capabilities (such as login scripts or third-party deployment software), you must create a custom agent installation package (FRAMEPKG.EXE) with embedded administrator credentials if users do not have local administrator permissions. The user account credentials you embed are used to install the agent.
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Installation of the agent on Unix-based operating systems generates four files located as follows:

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