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• Ensure network access is enabled on Windows XP Home systems. Deploy the agent from
ePolicy Orchestrator or install a custom agent installation package on systems running
Windows XP Home, you must enable network access.
To enable network access on systems running Windows XP Home, go to Start | Control
Panel | Performance and Maintenance | Administrative Tools | Local Security
Policy | Security Settings | Local Policies | Security Options | Network access:
Sharing and security model for local accounts, then select Classic - local users
authenticate as themselves.
Task
For option definitions, click ? on the page displaying the options.
1 Go to Systems | System Tree, then select the groups or system to which you want to
deploy the agent.
2 Click Deploy Agents. The Deploy McAfee Agent page appears.
Figure 16: Deploy McAfee Agent page
3 Select the desired Agent version from the drop-down list.
4 If you are deploying agents to a group, select whether to include systems from its
subgroups.
5 Select whether to:
• Install only on systems that do not already have an agent managed by this
ePO server
• Suppress the agent installation user interface
• Force installation over existing version
This option is not available if Install only on systems that do not already have
an agent managed by this ePO server is selected.
NOTE: Force installation may be necessary if you experience issues with a new agent and
need to re-install the earlier version. This option is recommended for downgrading agents
only.
6 Accept the default Installation path or select from the drop-down list.
7 Specify Credentials for agent installation that have rights to the systems.
8 Click OK to send the agent installation package to the selected systems.
Distributing Agents to Manage Systems
Distributing agents
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