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Windows XP Settings to Enable Agent Deployment

To enable deployment of agents to target computers that run firewall software, for example, Windows Firewall in Windows XP Professional SP2, you must perform the following actions manually:

1. Change Security Policy "Network Access: Sharing and security model for local accounts" from 'Guest only - local users authenticate as Guest' to 'Classic - local users authenticate as themselves' (applies to Windows XP).

   The Classic model allows fine control over access to resources and prevents network logons that use local accounts from being mapped to the Guest account, which normally has only "Read Only" access to a given resource.

   For more information see the web page “Network access: Sharing and security model for local accounts” of the Windows Product Documentation.

2. Configure the following firewall settings.
   • Allow File and Printer Sharing
   • Open UDP Port 4104
   • Open TCP Port 135