Agent for SharePoint Guide › How to Configure your CA SiteMinder Policy Server › Create an Agent Object

Create an Agent Object

Agent act as policy-enforcement points (PEPs), by intercepting user requests for SharePoint resources and communicating with the Policy Server. Agent objects associate the protected resources on your SharePoint servers with the CA SiteMinder policies that protect those resources.

Follow these steps:

1. Click Infrastructure, Agent, Agents.
2. Click Create Agent.

   The Create Agent screen appears.

3. Click OK.

   The Create Agent: screen appears.

4. Enter a distinctive name and description.
5. Verify that the CA SiteMinder option button is selected and that Web Agent appears in the Agent Type drop-down list.
6. Click Submit.

   The agent object is created and a confirmation screen appears.