Resetting An Agent's Key; Deleting An Agent - SonicWALL CDP 6.0 Administrator's Manual

Managing Agents

Resetting an Agent's Key

The first time an agent computer communicates with a SonicWALL CDP appliance, it securely
requests a security key, which will be stored in the local registry and used for future validation.
The administrator may need to reset the security key for an agent. To reset the security key,
perform the following tasks:
In the Web Management Interface, navigate to the Agents > Manage page.
Step 1
On the Configure tab, click the Reset Security Key icon
Step 2
agent whose key you want to reset.
A status message displays near the bottom of the page to confirm the reset.
Step 3

Deleting an Agent

The administrator can delete agents in the Web Management Interface. Deleting an agent
allows the administrator to remove the rights of an agent to connect to the SonicWALL CDP
appliance. If an agent is deleted and tries to connect, the agent will be blocked from connecting
or backing up to the SonicWALL CDP.
Deleting an agent requires the following two steps:
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If a user uninstalls the Agent software from an agent, or removes the agent from the network,
the agent settings will not be changed and previously backed up data will remain on the
SonicWALL CDP appliance. Similarly, if an administrator deletes an agent, and the Agent
software remains on the agent computer, the agent will reappear in the Web Management
Interface at the next startup.
If you delete an agent from the agents list in the Web Management Interface, any data
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associated with the agent will be purged from the appliance.
To delete an agent in the Web Management Interface, perform the following steps:
In the Web Management Interface, navigate to the Agents > Manage page.
Step 1
On the Configure tab, click the Delete Agent icon in the Configure column for the agent you
Step 2
want to remove.
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Deleting the agent using the Web Management Interface.
Uninstalling the Agent software from the agent.
in the Configure column for the