McAfee EPOLICY ORCHESTRATOR 3.6 - WALKTHROUGH GUIDE Manual page 83

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ePolicy Orchestrator 3.6 Walkthrough Guide
2 Test network connectivity.
From the system where you plan to install the ePolicy Orchestrator server, ping
client systems where you plan to deploy agents.
On the server, open a command window (
Type commands to test the system name and IP address:
ping
ping MyComputer
ping 192.168.14.52
3 Confirm that client NT Admin$ share folders are accessible from the server.
From the system on which you plan to install the ePolicy Orchestrator server, test
access to the default
Admin$
required for the ePolicy Orchestrator server to install agents and other software, and
testing confirms your administrator credentials.
On the ePolicy Orchestrator server, open a command window (
Type the path to the client
\\MyComputer\Admin$
\\192.168.14.52\Admin$
If systems are properly connected over the network, your credentials have sufficient
rights, the share folder is present, and you see a Windows Explorer dialog
Admin$
box.
4 Install Microsoft updates on Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Me client
systems.
If your test systems are running Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Me,
download and install
VCREDIST
site, as required. ePolicy Orchestrator agents will not run on these systems without
the update. See the ePolicy Orchestrator 3.6 Installation Guide or the following links
for information:
support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;Q259403&
www.microsoft.com/com/dcom/dcom95/dcom1_3.asp
5 Enable File and Print Sharing on Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Me
client systems.
To deploy the agent to systems running Windows 95, Windows 98, or
Windows Me, you must first enable
File and Print Sharing
you can disable
those systems.
If you install the agent manually or through another method such as login scripts, this
step is not required.
Note
About the sample lab environment
The lab environment used in these examples consists of one NT domain and one Active
Directory container, each with several servers and several workstations.
Start Run
| ) and type
share folder on each client system. This access is
share (use system name or IP address):
Admin$
. and 1.3 updates from the Microsoft web
EXE DCOM
File and Print Sharing
. After the agent is deployed,
and still be able to manage agent policies on
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Installing and setting up
at the prompt.
cmd
Start Run
| ).
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