Install the Security Agent remotely to one or several endpoints connected
to the network. Ensure you have administrator rights to the target endpoints to
perform remote installation. Remote installation does not install the Security Agent on endpoints already running the Trend Micro Apex One server.
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NoteThis installation method cannot be used on endpoints running Windows 7 Home Basic
and Home Premium Editions (32-bit and 64-bit versions), Windows 8.1 (32-bit and
64-bit basic versions), or Windows 10 Home Edition. A pure IPv6 server cannot
install the Security Agent on pure IPv4 agents. Similarly, a pure
IPv4 server cannot install the Security Agent on pure IPv6 agents.
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Procedure
- Perform the following
pre-installation tasks.
- Enable a built-in Domain administrator account and set the password for the account.
- Go to .
- Enable File and Printer Sharing rules for
Domain
,Private
, and/orPublic
depending on your network environment. - Open Microsoft Management Console (click Security Agent, use the built-in administrator account and password. and type services.msc) and start the Remote Registry and Remote Procedure Call services. When installing the
- On the web console, go to .
- Select the target endpoints.
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The Domains and Endpoints list displays all the Windows domains on the network. To display endpoints under a domain, double-click the domain name. Select any endpoint, and then click Add.
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If you have a specific endpoint name in mind, type the endpoint name in the Search for endpoints field on top of the page and press ENTER.
Trend Micro Apex One prompts you for the target endpoint user name and password. Use an administrator account user name and password to continue. -
- Type the user name and password, and then click Log
in. The target endpoint appears in the Selected Endpoints table.
- Repeat steps 3 and 4 to add more endpoints.
- Click Install when you are ready to install the Security Agent to target endpoints. A confirmation box appears.
- Click Yes to confirm that you want to install the Security Agent to the target endpoints. A progress screen appears as the program files copy to each target endpoint.
When Trend Micro Apex One completes
the installation to a target endpoint, the endpoint name disappears in the
Selected Endpoints list and appears in the
Domains and Endpoints list with a red check mark.
When all target endpoints appear with red check marks in the Domains and
Endpoints list, you have completed remote installation.
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NoteIf you install to multiple endpoints, Trend Micro Apex One records any unsuccessful installation in the logs
(for details, see Fresh Installation Logs), but it will not postpone the other installations. You do
not have to supervise the installation after you click
Install. Check the logs later to see the installation
results.
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