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Introduction To Comodo Endpoint Security Manager - Professional Edition
The Administrative Console
The Computers Area
- Endpoint Groups
- Viewing Details And Managing Endpoints
- Adding Endpoint Computers To CESM
  - Importing Unmanaged Endpoints From Network
The Policies Area
- Creating A New Security Policy
- Editing A Security Policy
  - Configuring Antivirus Settings
    - Antivirus Scans
  - Configuring Website Filtering Settings
Files Management
The Reports Area
Viewing ESM Information
- Viewing License Information
Viewing And Managing Preferences
- Viewing And Managing Dependent Servers
Appendix 1 - The Service Configuration Tool
Appendix 2 - How To.. Tutorials

Adding Computers by Manual Installation of Agent

Installing the CESM agent locally is an alternative way of establishing connectivity between an endpoint and the CESM Central Service server. This is useful for scripting installation, or should the endpoint not be reachable from the CESM server’s network.

The CESM Agent setup file can be downloaded as an executable from the admin console. The file can be transferred onto media such as DVD, CD, USB memory so that the agent can be installed manually onto target machines rather than via the CESM interface. A single copy of the installation files can be used to install the agent on any number of target machines.

Upon successful installation, the agent automatically establishes connection to the CESM Central Service Server and the endpoint can be controlled by the Administrator in the same way as it would if it were imported via the Add Computers wizard.

The endpoint security software, Comodo Endpoint Security (CES), Comodo Antivirus for Servers (CAVS) or CAV for Mac (CAM) can be remotely installed on the endpoint and managed by CESM once installation of the Agent is completed. If the Agent is installed first with the endpoint having no endpoint security software, the deployment wizard can be used to install CES via the installed Agent.

The newly added computer will be included to the default group 'Unassigned'. The administrator can then import the computer into the required group or sub group to which the computer is allotted.

Downloading the Offline Agent Installer

Agent installation files for Windows, Linux and Mac OS are available from the administrative console of CESM. The administrator can choose to download agent installation file(s) according to the Operating System of the endpoints to be added to CESM.

To download the installer

Open the 'Packages' screen by choosing 'Preferences' > 'Packages' from the drop-down at the top-left

You can download a package in two ways:

Under the 'Checked In Packages' tab, click on the link in the package file column to directly download the package

Right click on the link and choose 'Copy link address' to copy download URL to clipboard for downloading the package using a different browser or your favorite download manager

Important Note: Web browsers run on server OS may not allow downloading files through it by default, due to policy restrictions. For this reason, in order to download the agent setup file through the CESM admin console accessed through a web browser like Internet Explorer installed on a server, the local computer policy of the server has to be configured to disable the file download restrictions.

Installing the Agent onto the Endpoint

The agent setup file can be copied to the target endpoint computer from DVD, CD, USB memory or by any other means and saved in a desired location. The agent can also be deployed using a third-party software distribution package.

The installation process can be started in the following ways:

For Linux Computers

First use the change mode command “chmod +x LinuxAgentSetup.run” to make the downloaded agent setup file as an executable

Then use sudo command to execute the installer with administrative privileges - sudo ./linuxagentsetup.run [ip] [port]

For Mac OS Computers

Drag and drop the MacAgentSetup.dmg file into your “Applications” directory.

For Windows Computers

By double clicking the setup file to start the installation wizard.

From the Windows CMD line. Command line options are as follows:

The command should be entered in the following format:

/ AgentSetup.exe /Options

The options are explained in the following table. Some Options have multiple notations. These are separated by ' ' in the following table.

Option	Description
/s /server	Pointing the endpoint to the ESM server by specifying its host name or address.
/p /port	To specify the port number of the ESM Server. Default port numbers are: 57194 for connecting using HTTPS port 57193 for connecting using HTTP port
/l /log	To specify the path and file name to store the log file.
/q /quiet	To agent the agent in silent mode. The agent installation will not require any user interaction.
/help	Display the help information on installing the agent.

Example: C:/Setup Files/Agent/Setup.exe /server 10.0.0.1 /port 9901 /l c:/agentlog.log /q

Step 1 – Select the Language

Select the language that you want to use for the agent setup.

Step 2 - Welcome Screen

The welcome screen of the agent installation wizard will be displayed.

Click 'Next' to continue.

Step 3 – Specifying Server Address and Port

In the next step you must enter the host name or IP address of the server in which CESM central service is installed and the port number for the endpoint to connect.

Tip: CESM agent setup file is common for all CESM servers. It allows you to use the agent setup downloaded from one CESM server for enrolling an endpoint to a different server.

By default, these fields will be populated with the details of the server from which the agent is downloaded.

If you want to connect the endpoint to a different CESM server, enter that server host or IP address and the port number and click 'Next'.

Step 4 - Selecting Products to be Installed

The next stage is to select the products to be installed. The installer will first check whether any of these items are already installed. You must first uninstall any older versions of CES or the Agent that are detected.

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Ensure that the required products are selected in then click 'Next'.

Note: The Product selection step will be skipped if you are installing the agent on a Windows server.

Step 5 - Ready to Install

The next step allows you to confirm the choices made in the previous step. Click 'Back' if you want to review and change the choices made.

To commence the installation, click 'Install'.

Step 6 - Installation Progress

The installation progress will be displayed.

Step 7 - Installation Complete

Upon setup completion, the 'Finish' dialog will be displayed.

If you want to view the installation log file after completion of installation, leave View log file check box selected, else deselect it.

Click 'Finish' to exit the wizard.

The agent will now automatically establish the connection to your CESM Service Server. Once the endpoint is connected, the administrator can start managing it and install CES/CAVS on to it. Refer to Updating Comodo Software on Managed Computers for more details.

You can install the custom package in silent mode by using the answer file, rather than by using the installation wizard. The answer file is the .xml file that contains the parameters and values that were selected during the custom package creation and is included in the package.

Installations in silent mode are also known as unattended installations.

Note: If the custom package was configured to prompt for user input, the installation in silent mode skips the installation prompts and uses the default installation settings. To interact with the installation prompts, install the package by running the setup application. For instructions, see Installing the Custom Package on Windows Computers.

Before You Begin

Obtain the custom package from the location specified by the user who created it.
If the package is in the Download Center, see Downloading a Software Package in Download Center - Web Console.
Based on the agents that are included in the custom package, verify that the computer on which you want to install the package satisfies the minimum requirements specified in System Requirements.
Find the answer file and review important considerations.
The answer file is the install.xml file that is included in the custom package. For example, if you have a Windows x64 computer and the name of the package is CustomPackageName, then the install.xml file is located in the CustomPackageNameCustomPackageName_WinX64 folder.
- If the custom package consists of only the answer file, you must have a separate installation package on which you can run the file. The answer file needs the software binaries from an installation package to install the software.
- If you want to customize the .xml file, see Customizing the Answer File of a Windows Custom Package.
If you have a 64-bit Windows computer and you need to protect 32-bit applications, you must configure a registry key to enable 32-bit agent installations. For more information, see the Alternate Method in Enabling 32-Bit Installations on 64-Bit Windows Computers.
If you want to use the authorization code during the silent installation, you must obtain it from the Command Center.

Procedure

Log on to the computer as an Administrator or as a member of the Administrator group on that computer.
At the command line, go to the location where you stored the custom package and find the Setup.exe file.
If the package consists of only the answer file, find the Setup.exe file from a separate installation package.
To install the package in silent mode, run the following command:
start /wait Setup.exe /play install.xml /silent /authcode authcode
Where authcode is the company authorization code, which is required if you did not enter the installation user's credentials when the package was created. To obtain the authorization code, go to Command Center Companies > Company name > General or CommCell > General.
Note: If the answer file is in a different location, update the command by replacing install.xml with the path to your answer file.
You can monitor the installation from the install.log file in the %allusersprofile%Commvault SystemsGalaxyLogFiles folder.
For a list of installer error codes, see Installer Error Codes.

Postinstallation Tasks

Register the client using the Edge Monitor application to register the client. For instructions, see Interactive End-User Edge Monitor Activation.

If the registration using Edge Monitor is not available, the CommServe name was not defined during the custom package creation. In such a case, you can register the client by using the CommCell Console or through the command-line interface. If you do not have access to the console, a user with administrative rights in the CommCell must perform the registration for you.