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Gather Web Agent Configuration Information

To configure a SiteMinder Web Agent, you need to collect information about the following items on your SiteMinder Policy Server:

Admin User Name

Specifies the name of an administrator who is allowed to register the host with the Policy Server. Before a trusted host can be registered, this administrator must be defined in the Policy Server, and have permission to register trusted hosts.

Default: siteminder

Admin Password

Specifies the password for the administrator who can register trusted Hosts with the Policy Server.

Enable Shared Secret Rollover

Specifies if the shared secret that encrypts the communication between the trusted host and the Policy Server will be changed periodically.

The Key Rollover feature must already be enabled at the Policy Server. To change this setting at a later time, you must do the following:

Trusted Host Name

Specifies any unique name that represents your trusted host on the Policy Server. This name does not have to match the name of physical system you are registering.

Example: mytrustedhost

Limits: Must differ from any other existing trusted host name or existing Web Agent name.

Host Configuration Object

Specifies the name of an object that contains connection settings used between the trusted host and the Policy Server. This object must be defined in the Policy Server before you can configure a Web Agent.

Default: DefaultHostSettings

Policy Server IP Address

Specifies the host name or IP address of the Policy Server with which you are registering your trusted host. Specify a port number only if you want to use a non-default port.

Example: 192.168.1.100:non_default_port_number

Agent Configuration Object

Specifies the name of an Agent Configuration object on the Policy Server that contains the parameter settings that you want your Agent for SharePoint to use. Copy the SharePointDefaultSettings template to create an Agent Configuration Object for your Agent for SharePoint. This template contains specific configuration parameters to manage your SharePoint resources.

Default: AgentObj

Example: SharePointDefaultSettings