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After the management server is installed, do the following to remotely install the agents on the
machines that you are going to back up. The machines will be ready for centralized management.
Step 2: Installing the agents remotely
1. Prepare the machines (p. 24) for remote installation.
2. On the machine with the management server, start Acronis Backup & Recovery 11, by clicking
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 on the desktop.
3. Click Connect to a management server. Specify the name of the current machine.
4. In All machine actions, click Add multiple machines.
5. In the machine selection window, click From network.
6. Select the machines that you want to back up. We recommend selecting the current machine
too.
For each machine, specify the user name and password of an administrator on it. If you have a
universal administrator account for all machines (such as a domain administrator’s account),
specify it once and then click Apply to all machines.
7. In the list of components, select Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Agent for Windows, and then
click Next.
8. In the license selection window, click Use licenses from the following license server. Specify the
current machine in IP/Name. Click Next.
9. Leave the default settings in the Installation options window.
10. Click Proceed.
After installation:
 To manage the machines centrally, use the management server: on the desktop, click Acronis
Backup & Recovery 11, and then click Connect to a management server.
 To manage an individual machine, you can connect to it directly: on the desktop, click Acronis
Backup & Recovery 11, and then click either Manage this machine or Manage a remote
machine.
2.1.8 Installing Acronis License Server
The license server is integrated with Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Management Server. We
recommend using that license server.
If you need to install the license server as a separate component, use the following procedure.
To install the license server as a separate component
1. Start the setup program.
2. Click Install Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.
3. Accept the terms of the license agreement.
4. Select the I want to manually select the Acronis components… check box, and then click Next.
5. In the list of components, under Other components, select the License Server check box, and
then click Next.
Click Import keys from file… and specify the file containing the list of license keys. You can
specify multiple files one by one or enter the license keys manually.
Details. You will be able to import additional license keys later at any moment (including when
installing the agents), by specifying a file containing the keys or by typing them in manually.