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Distributing Agents to Manage Systems
Installing the McAfee Agent
• Network access must be enabled on Windows XP Home systems. Deploy the agent from
ePolicy Orchestrator or install a custom agent installation package on systems running
Windows XP Home.
To enable network access on Windows XP Home systems, click Start | Control Panel |
Performance and Maintenance | Administrative Tools | Local Security Policy |
Security Settings | Local Policies | Security Options | Network access: Sharing
and security model for local accounts, then select Classic - local users authenticate
as themselves.
Task
For option definitions, click ? in the interface.
1 Download 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, then 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 the ePolicy Orchestrator repository.
NOTE: If installing on a computer running Common Management Agent 3.6, the package
must be checked in to the Current repository branch.
a Click Menu | Software | Master Repository. A list of packages in the repository
appears.
b Click Actions, then select Check In Package from the drop-down menu.
c Browse to MA450Win.zip, select it, then click Next.
d Ensure that Current is selected in the Branch field, then click Save.
4 Push the agent to target systems:
a Click Menu | Systems | System Tree, then select the groups or systems where you
want to deploy the agent.
b Click Actions.
c Select Agent from the first pop-up menu, then select Deploy Agents from the second
drop-down menu.
d From the drop-down list, select an Agent version.
e Type valid credentials in the Domain, User name, and Password fields.
f Click OK.
5 If you are deploying agents to a group, select whether to include systems from its
subgroups.
6 If desired, select one of these options:
• Install only on systems that do not already have an agent managed by this
ePO server
• Force installation over existing version
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