Using third-party deployment methods

The agent extension must be installed on the ePolicy Orchestrator server before the agent is installed on any clients. TIP: This task requires the creation of an agent installation package, FRAMEPKG.EXE (see Step 4). Installation of the package requires administrator credentials.

Guidelines

1 Download both the agent extension, EPOAGENTMETA.zip and the agent package, MA400WIN.zip to the system containing the ePolicy Orchestrator server.

2 Install the agent extension:
    a In the ePolicy Orchestrator 4.0 console, click Configuration.
    b On the Extensions tab, click Install extension.
    c Browse to the location containing EPOAGENTMETA.zip, select it and click OK. The Install Extensions summary page appears.
    d Click OK to complete the installation of the extension.

3 Using the ePolicy Orchestrator 4.0 console, check agent package into one of the repository branches, Current (default), Previous or Evaluation.

4 Create an installation package:
    a In the ePolicy Orchestrator 4.0 console, click Systems.
    b Click New Systems, at the bottom of the System Tree.
    c Select Create and download agent installation package.
    d Deselect Use Credentials.
    e Click OK. The Download file dialog box opens.
    f Select FRAMEPKG.EXE and save it to the desktop.

5 Note the location of the downloaded FRAMEPKG.EXE to identify it when using your third-party deployment system. You can add parameters and switches as allowed by your deployment system. For a list of available parameters see Installing, upgrading and uninstalling using Windows command-line switches.

6 To embed credentials, modify the local security policy on the client computers:
    a Log on to the desired computer using a user account with local administrator permissions.
    b Run SECPOL.MSC to open the Local Security Settings dialog box.
    c In the console tree under Security Settings | Local Policies, select User Rights Assignment.
    d In the details pane, double-click Impersonate a client after authentication in the Policy column to open the Local Security Policy Setting dialog box.
    e Click Add to open the Select Users or Groups dialog box.
    f Select the user or group that the user is likely to run as (for example, Everyone or Users), then click Add.
    g Click OK.

TIP: On Windows 2000 computers, you need to restart the computer before deploying the package

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