Steps for bulk installation of agents
To install agents in computers in remote offices, follow the steps given below:
- Click the Admin tab
- In the Global Settings section, click Scope of Management
- Click Download Agent
- Click on the name of the remote office in which you want to install an agent. For example, assume that you have two remote offices named Remote Office 1 and Remote Office 2. If you want to install an agent in Remote Office 2, then click the Download Agent link and then click Remote Office 2.
- Install the agent in a computer in the remote office, manually. Follow the steps given below:
- Copy the zipped file into a folder in a computer in the respective remote office
- Extract the zipped file to a directory
- Edit the computernames.txt file by adding all the names of the computers in which you want to install the agent. Enter the name of each computer in a separate line.
- Open a command prompt and change the directory to either of the following:
- <Extracted_Dir>/dssetup, if you are using distribution server
- <Extracted_Dir>/directsetup for direct communication between the WAN agent and the Endpoint Central MSP server
- Execute the setup.bat file
- Follow the instructions given in the command window
You have installed agents in the computers in a remote office in your network. These computer names will automatically be added to the list of computers that you are managing using Endpoint Central MSP.