McAfee EPOLICY ORCHESTRATOR 4.5 Product Manual page 68

Distributing Agents to Manage Systems
Installing the McAfee Agent
1 Download both the agent extension, ePOAgentMeta.zip, and the agent package,
MA450Win.zip, to the system containing the ePO server.
2 Install the agent extension:
a Click Menu | Software | Extensions. The Extensions page opens.
b Click Install Extensions.
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 Check in the agent package to one of the repository branches, Current (default), Previous,
or Evaluation.
4 Create an installation package:
a Click Menu | Systems | System Tree. The System Tree page opens.
b Click System Tree Actions, then select New Systems from the drop-down menu.
c Select Create and download agent installation package.
d Deselect Use Credentials.
NOTE:
required credentials.
e Click OK. The Download file dialog box opens.
f Select FramePkg.exe and save it to the desktop.
5 To embed credentials, modify the local security policy on the target systems:
a Log on to the target system using an account with local administrator permissions.
b From the command line, run
c In the System Tree under Security Settings | Local Policies, select User Rights
Assignment.
d In the Policy column of the details pane, double-click Impersonate a client after
authentication 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. You are now ready to use your third-party software to distribute
FramePkg.exe.
Installing the agent manually
Use these instructions to install agents manually.
Tasks
Installing on Windows manually
Installing on UNIX-based operating systems
Installing on Windows manually
This method is appropriate if your organization requires that software is installed on systems
manually. You can install the agent on the system, or distribute the FramePkg.exe installer for
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If deselected, you receive the default package. If selected you can specify
SECPOL.MSC
to open the Local Security Settings dialog box.