1.6.4 Uploading an agent to a file server

Store the installation set on the file server (file sharing server). Users then access the file server to install an agent on their computers.

Advantage:: Informing all applicable users of the location where the installation set is stored is a quick way of having agents installed on a large number of computers.
Disadvantage:: This approach requires an environment that allows for file sharing. In addition, because users are accessing a file sharing server, the server side must have access control capabilities to prevent users from accessing files for which they do not have permissions.

The following figure shows an overview of how an agent is installed from the file server:

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