Overview

The distribution of agents is done automatically by Network Security Task Manager. In large networks however the agent can also be permanently distributed by an MSI package. The MSI package contains the slim agent (only 300 KB in size), which is distributed to computers to be monitored (unattended installation). The MSI package can only be distributed by adjusting the parameters. Without this adjustment, the communication with the management console will not work.

The adjustment of the parameters is done in one of the following ways

Ideal for distribution in larger networks. This document describes how the MST file is created and, together with the msi file, is distributed in the network.

To distribute the remote agent via msi

1.	Create a transform file (*.mst).

2.	Save MSI & MST file in a shared folder.

3.	Distribute the package e.g. via a group policy.

This is useful for testing purposes. The nettaskagent.exe filename of the remote agent may however not be changed.

Use the following command to start the installation (for example, at the command prompt or via a login script):

msiexec /i "\\servername\share\NetTaskAgent.msi" INSTALLDIR="c:\myfolder" SERVER="Servername" USER="Administrator" /qn

Parameters

INSTALLDIR specifies the local directory on the target computer, in which the agent NetTaskAgent.exe file will be copied. If the parameters are left out, then the agent is installed in the System32 directory of the local Windows folder. This is the default setting.

SERVER

is the name of the computer on which NetTaskTray.exe runs. In most cases this is also the console. You can see the name of the computer e.g. in the network environment (My Network Places).

USER	is the user name (for example: domain\user), under which NetTaskTray.exe runs. In most cases, the console also runs under this user account. A password does not have to be specified.

/qn	specifies no user interface (unattended installation) If you replace /qn by the /qb parameter, you see the progress of the installation on the client.

Note

•	The MSI package NetTaskAgent.msi for the distribution of the agent is located in the program folder (e.g. in c:\Programme\Network Security Task Manager\).

•	If the agent is installed by MSI package, then these computers will only appear in the program if the agent flags a potentially dangerous process.