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4-54 Endurance FTvirtual Server Administrator’s Guide
Installing and Uninstalling the Remote Endurance Manager
Prerequisites for a workstation on which you want to install the Endurance Manager:
• Windows 2003, Windows 2000 or Windows XP and any Microsoft requirements for
running these operating systems.
To install the Endurance Manager on a remote workstation:
• Browse the Endurance CD to locate and then launch setup.exe.
• When the installation program runs, select Remote Management and follow the prompts
to complete the installation.
To uninstall the Remote Manager, from the Control Panel select Add/Remove Programs
Endurance Remote Management.
Security Features for Remote Use of Endurance Manager
Network access to the Endurance Configuration is a prerequisite to using Endurance Manager
remotely. You can remotely access the Endurance Manager using a LAN, a RAS connection, or
a virtual private network over the Internet.
Security features within Endurance Manager provide protection against Endurance Manager
access to the Endurance Configuration from an unprivileged account. Although all users can
monitor status information using the Show options, only privileged users can control a
Endurance Configuration. Typically, this means you must be a member of the Windows
Administrator’s group on the remote server. If you do not have Administrator privileges to
manage the Endurance Configuration, Endurance Manager starts and allows monitoring, but
prompts you for a valid username/password on the target system for privileged options.
When running the Endurance Manager locally, the account under which you logged in sets your
credentials to determine your level of privilege. If you are logged in under an account with
administrative privileges, you can use all capabilities of the Endurance Manager to administer
the Endurance Configuration.
If you are running the Endurance Manager remotely, your credentials depend on whether you
can connect to the Endurance Manager in such a way as to have administrative group privileges.
If you connect to the Endurance Manager using credentials that always authorize administrative
privileges, you can fully manage the Endurance Configuration. It is also possible to establish a
connection using a shared disk to enable temporary administrative credentials with the