[KB7655] Deploy the ESET Management Agent (8.x–10.x)
Issue
- Deploy the ESET Management Agent using local or remote deployment option
Click the expanders below to show the procedure for ESET PROTECT On-prem or ESET PROTECT Cloud:
ESET PROTECT On-prem (8.x–10.x)
Details
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The ESET Management Agent facilitates communication between client computers, other ESET PROTECT components and the ESET PROTECT Server. The ESET Management Agent must be installed on all client computers where other ESET PROTECT components or ESET endpoint products are installed.
Solution
Getting Started with ESET PROTECT: Step 4 of 6
← Add client computers in ESET PROTECT | Deploy ESET endpoint products to client computers →
The ESET Management Agent can be installed using Local Deployment or Remote Deployment. Read the descriptions below and then click the appropriate link to view step-by-step instructions:
Local deployment
- All-in-one installer (Windows only) – Download the ESET Management Agent and your ESET security product in the same package.
- Agent Script Installer (Windows/Linux/macOS) – Client computers receive a pre-configured Live Installer package from the ESET PROTECT Server in the form of a batch (
.bat) file. The admin or user runs the batch file to download and install ESET Management Agent. This is the suggested method for small to medium-sized networks. - Download the ESET Management Agent from the ESET website and manually install it on your client computer:
Remote deployment
- GPO or SCCM (Windows only)—Distribute the ESET Management Agent for enterprise environments or environments with a high number of client computers.
- Agent Deployment Server Task (Windows/Linux/macOS) – Use the ESET PROTECT Web Console to locate unmanaged computers, execute a task, and silently install the ESET Management Agent on clients. This is the suggested method for enterprise applications.
- ESET Remote Deployment Tool (Windows only) – A convenient way to distribute the ESET Management Agent together with an ESET product on client computers. You can use custom-created installers.
If you are performing a new installation of ESET PROTECT, deploy ESET endpoint products to client computers.
ESET PROTECT Cloud
Details
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The ESET Management Agent facilitates communication between client computers, other ESET PROTECT Cloud components and the ESET PROTECT Cloud instance.
The ESET Management Agent must be installed on all client computers where other ESET PROTECT Cloud components or ESET endpoint products are installed.
Solution
The ESET Management Agent can be installed using Local or Remote deployment. Read the descriptions below and click the appropriate link to view step-by-step instructions:
Local deployment
- All-in-one installer (Windows/macOS) – Download the ESET Management Agent and your ESET security product in the same package.
- Agent Script Installer (Linux/macOS) – Client computers receive a pre-configured Live Installer package from the ESET PROTECT Cloud instance as of an .sh script. The admin or user runs the script to install the ESET Management Agent and ESET security product. This is the suggested method for small to medium-sized networks.
Remote deployment
- GPO or SCCM (Windows only) – Distribute the ESET Management Agent for enterprise environments or environments with a high number of client computers.
- ESET Remote Deployment Tool (Windows only) – A convenient way to distribute the installer package created by ESET PROTECT Cloud to deploy ESET Management Agent and ESET security products remotely on computers over a network.
