Operation Manual

Step 2: Setting up the Group Policy objects

1. Log on to the domain controller as a domain administrator; if the domain has more than one

domain controller, log on to any of them as a domain administrator.

2. If you are planning to deploy the agent in an organizational unit, ensure that the organizational

unit exists in the domain. Otherwise, skip this step.

3. In the Start menu, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Users and

Computers (in Windows Server 2003) or Group Policy Management (in Windows Server 2008

and Windows Server 2012).

4. In Windows Server 2003:

 Right-click the name of the domain or organizational unit, and then click Properties. In the

dialog box, click the Group Policy tab, and then click New.

In Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2012:

 Right-click the name of the domain or organizational unit, and then click Create a GPO in this

domain, and Link it here.

5. Name the new Group Policy object Agent for Windows.

6. Open the Agent for Windows Group Policy object for editing, as follows:

 In Windows Server 2003, click the Group Policy object, and then click Edit.

 In Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2012, under Group Policy Objects, right-click

the Group Policy object, and then click Edit.

7. In the Group Policy object editor snap-in, expand Computer Configuration.

8. In Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008:

 Expand Software Settings.

In Windows Server 2012:

 Expand Policies > Software Settings.

9. Right-click Software installation, then point to New, and then click Package.

10. Select the agent's .msi installation package in the shared folder that you previously created, and

then click Open.

11. In the Deploy Software dialog box, click Advanced, and then click OK.

12. On the Modifications tab, click Add, and then select the .mst transform that you previously

created.

13. Click OK to close the Deploy Software dialog box.