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ESET Remote Deployment Tool

The ESET Remote Deployment Tool is a convenient way to distribute the installer package created by ESET PROTECT to deploy ESET Management Agent and ESET security products remotely on computers over a network.

The ESET Remote Deployment Tool is available for free on the ESET website as a standalone ESET PROTECT Component. The deployment tool is meant mainly for deployment on small to medium networks and is executed under admin privileges.


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The ESET Remote Deployment Tool is dedicated to deploy ESET Management Agent to client computers with supported Microsoft Windows operating systems only.

To deploy the ESET Management Agent and ESET security product using this method, follow the steps below:

1.Download the ESET Remote Deployment Tool from ESET website.

2.Make sure all prerequisites are met.

3.Run the ESET Remote Deployment Tool on client computer.

4.Select one of the following deployment options:

Active Directory - You will need to provide Active Directory credentials. This option includes an export of the Active Directory structure for subsequent import to ESET PROTECT.

Scan Network - You will need to provide IP ranges to scan computers in the network.

Import list - You will need to provide list of hostnames or IP addresses.

Add computers manually - You will need to provide list of hostnames or IP addresses manually.


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The deployment may fail due to a number of reasons. In case of any problems with deployment, read the Troubleshooting chapter or verified example scenarios of ESET Management Agent deployment.