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JP1 Version 12 JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 Configuration Guide


1.6 Manually installing agents on computers

To manually install agents on computers, first create an agent installation set. Then, using the installation set, install agents on computers.

For details about how to create an installation set, see 1.6.1 Creating an installation set.

There are several approaches to installing agents on computers by using the installation set. You might prefer one approach over the others in terms of installation conditions that are important to you. Check each approach and use the one that is appropriate for your environment.

If you want to allow users to perform the installation task:

Set up the environment so that users can activate the installation set. In this way, users can install an agent on their computers without having to perform the setup task. Using one of the following approaches, you can allow users to perform the installation task:

If you do not want to allow users to perform the installation task:

Store the installation set on a file server. Then, register a logon script in a domain controller so that when a user logs on to Windows, an agent is automatically installed on the user's computer. Using the following approach, you can have an agent installed on a user's computer without having the user perform the installation task:

If you want to install agents on computers before distributing the computers to users:

Before distributing computers to users, install an agent on a model computer by using an installation set. Then, copy the entire contents of a hard drive of the model computer to a hard drive of each computer to be distributed, by using a tool or software specially designed for this purpose. Using the following approach, you can install agents on computers before distributing the computers to users:

You can also allow users to manually install an agent on their computers from the provided medium. This approach requires a setup task.

Note that you need to use the installation set to install an agent on the Citrix XenApp and Microsoft RDS server.

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