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JP1 Version 12 JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 Configuration Guide


1.6.10 Procedure for setting up the agent

When you install the agent from supplied media, you must setup the agent in order to connect to a management server.

To setup the agent, you must log on to the OS as a user with administrator permissions.

Note that setup of the agent for a management relay server is included in the setup of the management relay server. For details about the procedure for setting up a management relay server, see 1.2.5 Procedure for setting up a management relay server.

Tip

If you install the agent after distribution of the installation set or distribution from a management server, the connection destination is set automatically. You therefore do not need to set it yourself.

You can also use the file for connection destinations (itdmhost.conf) or the information file for higher connection destinations (dmhost.txt) to set the connection destination. You can store the file for connection destinations (itdmhost.conf) or information file for higher connection destinations (dmhost.txt) in the JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 - Manager data folder. When you create the installation data set, the file is incorporated into the installation set and distributed to the agents. However, if an agent already contains the file for connection destinations or the information file for higher connection destinations, the connection destination specified in that file has priority over the destination specified under Basic Settings in the agent configuration. If both the file for connection destinations and the information file for higher connection destinations exist on the agent, the information file for higher connection destinations is ignored. For details about the file for connection destinations (itdmhost.conf), see 1.6.11 Procedure for automatically setting the connection destination of agents. For details about the information file for higher connection destinations, see the description of automatically changing the agent connection destination in the JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 Distribution Function Administration Guide.

To set up the agent:

  1. From the Windows Start menu, select All Programs, JP1_IT Desktop Management 2 - Agent, Administrator Tool, and then Setup.

    If password protection is set for the agent, a dialog box for entering the password opens. Enter the password set for the applicable agent. The default password is manager.

  2. On the Connection-destination settings tab of the Setup (Agent) dialog box, specify the host name or IP address of the connection-destination management server and the port number.

    In operation that uses a connection-destination configuration file (itdmhost.conf), this file is prioritized and connection destinations cannot be changed during setup.

  3. In an environment where a computer incorporates multiple network adapters with multiple LAN connections, you can assign an order of priority to the network connections used by JP1/IT Desktop Management 2. To do so, on the Communication settings tab of the Setup (Agent) dialog box, click the Settings for network adapters button. In the dialog box that appears, specify the priority levels and whether to automatically update network adapter information, and then click the OK button.

  4. In the confirmation dialog box that opens, click the Yes button.

When setup is complete, the agent starts operation with the specified settings.

Tip

If the connection between the agent and the management server already exists, you can set up the agent from the operation window. To set up the agent from the operation window, use the agent configurations.