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How to Configure a Web Agent

There are a number of tasks that must be completed in order to fully configure a Web Agent. These tasks apply to local and central configuration of a Web Agent.

Note: You must set up the Policy Server for Web Agent communication before you install a Web Agent and register a trusted host.

To configure a Web Agent

1. Install a Policy Server.
2. Create a Host Configuration Object.
3. Grant the Register Trusted Hosts privilege to a Policy Server Administrator. An administrator must have the privilege to register trusted hosts.

   Note: If you create an administrator with only the Register Trusted Hosts privilege, that administrator will not be able to use the Administrative UI.

4. Create an Agent object to name the Agent. Do not confuse this object with an Agent Configuration Object.
5. Create an Agent Configuration Object.

   If you plan to configure an Agent locally, you still need this object to enable the local configuration parameter, AllowLocalConfig.

6. At the client site, install the Web Agent.
7. Register the trusted host. Part of this process is to provide the name of the Host Configuration Object that you already created at the Policy Server.
8. When the Agent-related policy objects are configured, enable the Web Agent. This setting is in the local Agent configuration file.

Note: The Web Agent Configuration Guide contains all the parameter descriptions, the default values, and instructions on setting the parameters. Whether you are configuring a Web Agent centrally or locally, see this guide for parameter descriptions. Additionally, information about Agents and the trusted host registration process exists in the Policy Server Installation Guide and the Web Agent Installation Guide.

More information:

Host Configuration Objects for Trusted Hosts

Create an Agent Object to Establish a Web Agent Identity

Agent Configuration Object Overview

Enable a Web Agent

Configure Web Agents Centrally

To centrally configure Web Agents, perform the steps outlined in Configure a Web Agent. These tasks apply to local and central configuration of a Web Agent.

If you specify any configuration parameters locally, the parameter values in the local Agent configuration file override the values in the corresponding Agent Configuration Object, merging the input from both configuration sources.

To use a local configuration exclusively, without combining input from an Agent Configuration Object and an Agent configuration file, configure the Agent Configuration Object with only the AllowLocalConfig parameter and set it to yes. This ensures that the Web Agent will only have configuration data from the local configuration file.

To better understand how central and local configuration work together, read Combined Central and Local Configuration.