To deploy the ESET Management Agent to client computers using ERA 5.x, follow the instructions below:
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Select Create Agent Live Installer and click Create Installer.
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Deselect the check box Participate in product improvement program if you do not agree to send crash reports and telemetry data to ESET.
Select an ESMC Certificate and Certificate passphrase (optional).
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Click Configuration. Type the Name and Description (optional) of the Agent live installer. You can optinally change the Server hostname. Click Finish.
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The browser will display the ESMCAgentInstaller.zip
file. Download the file and extract the ESMCAgentInstaller.bat
file.
Place ESMCAgentInstaller.bat
into a local or a public repository accessible by the client workstation.
Open ESET Remote Administrator Console (5.x).
In the menu bar, click Tools and select Policy Manager from the drop-down menu.
Click Add New Policy in the Actions section of Policy Manager.
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In the Create New Policy window, type the name of the policy and click OK.
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Select the newly created policy and click Add/Show Clients and add the client computers where the policy will be applied.
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Select the newly created policy and click Edit Policy to edit its settings.
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In Configuration Editor, expand Windows desktop v5 → Kernel → Settings → Scheduler/Planner and double-click Scheduler/Planner.
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Create a task to download the Agent installer file (for example, ESMCAgentInstaller.bat
):
In the Scheduled tasks window, click Add.
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Select Run external application and click Next. Enter a Task name (for example, 'Download the installer') and then follow the instructions in the Wizard to create the task.
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In the Special Settings window, enter the following values for File, Work directory, and Command line. These values must be entered as one line.
Click Next after each value is entered.
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
C:\ProgramData\ESET
Click OK to exit the Special settings window.