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Reduced bandwidth consumption in local or geographically distributed networks. If a Relay Agent
is configured on each site, a patch is only downloaded once and distributed to client computers
Reduced performance load from the GFI LanGuard server component and distributed amongst
relay agents
Using multiple Relay Agents, increases the number of devices that can be protected simul-
taneously.
Relay Agents behave the same as GFI LanGuard and are able to manage security auditing and
remediation operations on other scan targets connected to the relay.
Refer to the following sections for information about:
Configuring an Agent as a Relay
Configuring Relay Agent advanced options
Connecting computers to a Relay Agent
4.5.1 Configuring an Agent as a Relay
To configure an Agent to act as a Relay Agent:
Note
The machine where GFI LanGuard is installed cannot be configured as a Relay Agent.
The Relays tab from the Agent's Properties dialog is missing for the GFI LanGuard host.
1. Open GFI LanGuard.
2. Click Configuration tab >Agents Management.
3. Right-click on the Agent you want to configure and select Properties. This opens the Agent's
Properties dialog.
Note
Alternatively, right-click on an computer/group from the computer tree and select
Properties.