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Starting and Stopping Web Agents

More information:

WebAgent.conf File Locations

Enable a Web Agent

Configure your agent parameters and then enable the agent to protect the resources on the web server.

Note: No resources are protected until you also define policies in the SiteMinder Policy Server.

Follow these steps:

1. Open the WebAgent.conf file with a text editor.

   Note: Agents for IIS installed on 64-bit operating environments have two WebAgent.conf files. One file for 32-bit Windows applications. The other file is for 64-bit Windows applications. Modify both WebAgent.conf files when starting or stopping the Agent for IIS.

2. Change the value of the EnableWebAgent parameter to yes.
3. Save and close the WebAgent.conf file.
4. Restart the web server (the web server itself, not the computer on which it runs).

   The Web Agent is enabled.

Disable a Web Agent

To stop the Web Agent from protecting the resources on your web server and stop communicating with the Policy Server, disable the Web Agent.

Follow these steps:

1. Open the WebAgent.conf file with a text editor.

   Note: Agents for IIS installed on 64-bit operating environments have two WebAgent.conf files. One file for 32-bit Windows applications. The other file is for 64-bit Windows applications. Modify both WebAgent.conf files when starting or stopping the Agent for IIS.

2. Change the value of the EnableWebAgent parameter to no.
3. Save and close the WebAgent.conf file.
4. Restart the web server (the web server itself, not the computer on which it runs).

   The Web Agent is disabled.

More information:

WebAgent.conf File Locations