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TMAgent Manager can only deploy the agent to endpoints managed by the OfficeScan server. If you have several OfficeScan servers, install TMAgent Manager on each server so you can deploy the agent to endpoints managed by these servers.
Note: To deploy the agent to endpoints not managed by any OfficeScan server, use the other agent deployment methods discussed in the Threat Mitigator Administrator's Guide.
TMAgent Manager includes the following programs. MORE >>
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TMAgent Manager |
TMAgent Manager is a program installed on the same computer that hosts the OfficeScan server and Plug-in Manager. Once installed, this program can deploy Threat Management Agent to endpoints. To view the Plug-in Manager console, with TMAgent Manager highlighted, click here.
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Threat Management Agent |
Threat Management Agent is an endpoint-based program that receives and then acts on mitigation requests from Threat Mitigator. Threat Management Agent runs routine mitigation tasks (such as assessing the endpoint's security posture, running cleanup, and collecting endpoint data if cleanup was unsuccessful) and reports the mitigation status to Threat Mitigator. For details about Threat Management Agent and Threat Mitigator, refer to the Threat Mitigator Administrator's Guide.
Threat Management Agent can also communicate with Network VirusWall™ Enforcer to enforce security policies on the endpoint. |
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TMAgent Manager client |
TMAgent Manager client is an endpoint-based program that serves as the communication channel between Threat Management Agent and TMAgent Manager. TMAgent Manager client displays on the OfficeScan client's Plug-in Manager screen. It runs mostly in the background and does not have settings that endpoint users need to configure. To view the Plug-in Manager screen on the OfficeScan client, click here.
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TMAgent Manager client and Threat Management Agent are installed together. You do not need to run two separate installations. When you launch agent deployment from TMAgent Manager, the installation package first installs TMAgent Manager client, followed by Threat Management Agent. The agent will not be installed if there are problems installing TMAgent Manager client.
The installation path for TMAgent Manager client is %ProgramFiles%\Trend Micro\PEAgentManagerClient.
The installation path for Threat Management Agent is %WINDIR%\PEAgent.
TMAgent Manager is useful in the following situations.
If your network environment does not support automatic deployment of endpoint applications, use TMAgent Manager to find agentless endpoints and then deploy the agent.
Threat Management Agent can report to both Threat Mitigator and Trend Micro Network VirusWall Enforcer. If you have previously set up Network VirusWall Enforcer server, you can configure agents reporting to this server to also report to Threat Mitigator from TMAgent Manager.
If you have several Threat Mitigator servers, you can configure an agent to report to the other servers from TMAgent Manager.
