Issue
Required user permissions
This article assumes that you have the appropriate access rights and permissions to perform the tasks below.
If you use the default Administrator user or are unable to perform the tasks below (the option is unavailable), create a second administrator user with all access rights.
- ESET PROTECT users: Create a second administrator user in ESET PROTECT
- ESET Security Management Center (ESMC) users: Create a second administrator user in ESET Security Management Center 7.x
- Prepare the ESET Management Agent installer file for distribution via Group Policy Object (GPO) or System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)
- Alternative method to distribute ESET Management Agent for enterprise environments or environments with a high number of client computers
Details
Create a modified version of the ESET Management Agent Installer file for distribution in large to enterprise-level environments. The .msi file for the ESET Management Agent is separated from the .bat file available from ESET Security Management Center and then modified so that it will be able to recognize the proper certificate and port for communication with your ESMC Server after distribution to client computers.
Solution
Getting Started with ESMC: Step 4 of 6
← Add Client Computers | Deploy ESET endpoint solutions →
Default certificates
Peer certificates and Certification Authority created during the installation are by default contained in the static group All.
- On your ESMC Server, go to the ESET Security Management Center 7 Download page and click Standalone installers.
Figure 1-1
Click the image to view larger in new window
- In the Configure download section, select the information below and then click Download. Save the ESET Management Agent installer
.msifile to a shared folder your client computers can access.- ESMC Component: Select Agent.
- Operating system | Bitness: Select the 32-bit or 64-bit Windows operating system.
Figure 1-2
Click the image to view larger in new window
-
- Open ESET Security Management Center Web Console (ESMC Web Console) in your web browser and log in.
Figure 1-3
Click the image to view larger in new window
- Click Use GPO or SCCM for deployment and click Create Script.
Figure 1-4
- Click Finish. Save the
install_config.inifile to the same shared folder from Step 2. For customers using custom certificates, refer to the Custom certificates with ESMC Online Help topic for more details.
Figure 1-5
Click the image to view larger in new window
Client computers need read/execute access
Verify all appropriate client computers have read/execute access to the folder containing the .msi and .ini files. Right-click the folder from Step 2 and click Properties. Click the Security tab. Review each machine and confirm the check box next to Read & execute is selected under the Allow column. If not, click Edit, adjust the settings and click Apply.
Figure 1-6
- Refer to one of the processes below to deploy the package:
- Deploy the ESET Management Agent using a Group Policy Object (GPO)
- Deploy the ESET Management Agent using System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)
- When you have completed the instructions from the appropriate article, proceed to Step 5, deploy ESET endpoint products to your client computers if you are performing a new installation of ESMC.