Agent Installation

Windows systems can be managed using an agent, as an option. The Security Manager Plus Agent edition is available as an executable file (.exe) in the Security Manager Plus Server installation. Once the Security Manager Plus Server is installed, copy the Security Manager Plus agent executable from the location : <Server_Install_Dir>/AdventNet/SecurityManager/agent/windows to the target machine. Execute the file and follow the instructions as they appear on screen.

Please ensure that you have 'administrator' privileges before you proceed with the installation.

Security Manager Plus 5 is powered with an agent which can function in either HTTPS mode or SSL/TCP mode. You can choose your desired mode of installation based on the scenario in which your systems are going to be managed.

Refer to the following sections of the help documentation to know more about installing and working with the agents in each of these modes.

S.No		Security Manager Plus Agent in HTTPS Mode	Security Manager Plus Agent in TCP Mode
1	Usage scenario	To manage systems in remote locations without a dedicated network connection (over internet), systems in the LAN, laptops that are often disconnected from the network	To manage systems in the LAN, systems with restricted access, systems accessible over a VPN tunnel
2	Communication protocol	HTTP (Over the web)	Port to port (TCP)
3	Security	Data encrypted. Communication secured using SSL over HTTP (HTTPS)	Data encrypted. Communication secured using SSL over TCP.
4	Ports to be open for the Agent in the firewall (if any)	None. Web access (HTTP) must be allowed.	9001 (default, but configurable)
5	Ports to be open for the Server in the firewall (if any)	8443 (PQ server web port - default, but configurable)	9000 (default, but configurable)
6	PQ Server location	Can be located in an internal network with IP & port mapping done to the NAT's external IP address	Located in the internal network
7	Agent Configurations required	External IP address of the PQ Server, PQ server web port & proxy server info (if required), polling interval for agent	Name/IP address of the PQ Server, PQ Server TCP port
8	Communication Flow between Server and Agents	One-way (Agent polls Server)	Two-way
9	Response time of Agent	At every agent poll interval	Instant (no polling!)
10	Operating System supported	Windows only	Windows & Linux

Note : After the installation is complete, the agent starts as a Windows service automatically. To simply install the agent but start it up at a a later point, un-check the "Yes, I want to start the agent service" option. Refer to the ReadMe file in the agent installation for more information.

Downloading from the web-client and installing

You can connect to the Security Manager Plus server using a browser from the machine you want the agent to be installed. Select the 'Download Windows Agent' link option from the 'Admin' tab. Once the download is complete, proceed with the installation.