Create Agent script installer - Windows/Linux/macOS
This type of Agent deployment is useful when the remote and local deployment options do not suit you. You can distribute the Agent script installer via email and let the user deploy it. You can also run the Agent script installer from removable media (a USB flash drive, for example).
The client machine needs to have an internet connection to download the Agent installation package and to connect to the ESET PROTECT Server. |
You can create Agent script installer for Windows/macOS/Linux in several ways:
•Quick Links > Deploy Agent
•Installers > Create Installer > Windows/macOS/Linux > Deploy Agent first (Agent script installer)
1.Select the Participate in product improvement program check box to send anonymous telemetry data and crash report to ESET (OS version and type, ESET product version and other product-specific information).
2.Parent group (optional) - Select the Parent group where the ESET PROTECT Web Console will place the computer after an Agent installation. You can select an existing static group or create a new one to which the device will be assigned after the installer is deployed. Selecting a Parent group will add all policies applied to the group to the installer.
3.Server hostname (optional) - Type the ESET PROTECT Server hostname or IP address. If necessary, specify the Port number (default is 2222).
4.Peer certificate:
•ESET PROTECT certificate - A Peer Certificate for Agent installation and ESET PROTECT Certification Authority are selected automatically. To use a different certificate, click the ESET PROTECT Certificate Description to select from a drop-down menu of available certificates.
•Custom certificate - If you use a custom certificate for authentication, click Custom Certificate > Select , upload the .pfx certificate and select it when installing the Agent. For more information, see Certificates.
Certificate passphrase - Type the certificate passphrase if needed - if you have specified a passphrase during ESET PROTECT Server installation (in the step where you created a Certification Authority) or you use a custom certificate with a passphrase. Otherwise, leave the Certificate passphrase field blank.
The certificate passphrase must not contain the following characters: " \ These characters cause a critical error during the initialization of the Agent. |
6.Click Save & Download.
7.Extract the downloaded archive file on the client computer where you want to deploy ESET Management Agent.
8.Run PROTECTAgentInstaller.bat (Windows) or PROTECTAgentInstaller.sh script (Linux or macOS) to install the Agent. Follow the detailed Agent installation instructions:
ESET PROTECT 9.1 supports the automatic upgrade of ESET Management Agents on managed computers. |
Deployment from a custom remote location
Deployment from a local shared folder