Step 2: Installing GFI WebMonitor Agent via GPO in Windows Server 2008
To distribute the GFI WebMonitor Agent MSI package through GPOGroup Policy Objects. as a Group Policy Object:
- Go to command prompt, key in: mmc.exe and click Enter to launch the Microsoft Management ConsoleAn interface that provides administration tools that enable the monitoring and management of Internet traffic..
- Click File > Add/Remove Snap-in… and click Add...
- Select Group Policy Management Editor snap-in and click Add.
- Click Browse… and select the domain policy to edit.
- Select the domain policy and click OK.
- Click Finish to close ‘Select Group Policy Object’ dialog. Click Close to close ‘Add standalone Snap-in’ dialog and click OK to close ‘Add/Remove Snap-in’ dialog; to return to the Microsoft Management Console.
- Go to Console Root > <domain policy> > User Configuration > Policies, right-click Administrative Templates, and select Add/Remove Templates….
- Click Add…, browse for the file
GFIWebMonitorAgentSettings.admlocated in: <Program Files\GFI\WebMonitor\Agent> and click Open.
NOTE
The license key value is not added to the registry when the .adm file is used. This value is taken from the server after the agent starts and communicates with the GFI WebMonitor server for the first time.
- Click Close to return to the Microsoft Management Console.
- Expand Console Root > <domain policy> > User Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > Classic Administrative Templates (ADM) > GFI Applications.
- From the right pane, double click GFI WebMonitor Server Location policy and select Enabled. In the Server URLUniform Resource Locator. text box enter the URL where user machines can access GFI WebMonitor in the form
http://<hostname>/<GFI WebMonitor virtual folder name>
NOTE
When specifying the name of a machine in the domain, enter the machine name only, without the domain name. The IP address can also be used.
- Click OK when all settings are configured.
- Select Console Root > <domain policy> > Computer Configuration > Policies > Software Settings.
- Right click Software installation and select New > Package…
- In the Open dialog, locate the share where the MSI file is saved.
NOTE
When selecting the location of the msi file ensure that this is done through ‘My network locations’ so that the share name in GFI WebMonitor includes the full network share location rather than the local path.
- Choose the deployment option - select Assigned and OK.
- GFI WebMonitor Agent will be installed the Next time each client machine is started.
See also:
Step 1: Creating a distribution point
Step 3: Verify Agent installation parameters