Installing the GFI WebMonitor Agent via GPO - Windows Server 2008 R2 or later

Step 1: Prepare the software to install

Open the following location on the GFI WebMonitor server: <Program Files\GFI\WebMonitor\Agent\> and copy one of the following installation packages:

GFIWebMonitorAgent_x86 (Installer for Microsoft Windows 32-bit computers only)
GFIWebMonitorAgent_x64 (Installer for Microsoft Windows 64-bit computers only)

NOTE

Make sure that when deploying the 32-bit version of the GFI WebMonitor Agent, the domain policy used contains only computers running Microsoft Windows 32-bit version.

Similarly, ensure that when deploying GFI WebMonitor Agent 64-bit edition, the domain policy used contains only computers running Microsoft Windows 64-bit version.

Save the file to a shared folder on your network, accessible by all domains.
Locate the downloaded file. Take note of the folder path for later use.
Click Start > Administrative Tools > Group Policy Management.
Expand Forest > Domains > domain name. Right-click the domain name and select Create a GPO in this domain, and Link it here...
Enter a name for the new Group Policy Object (GPO). For example: GFI WebMonitor Agent. Click OK.
Right-click the newly created Linked GPO and click Edit.
In the Group Policy Management Editor window, expand User Configuration > Policies > Software settings > Software Installation. Right click Software Installation > New > Package to configure the GPO to install on log in.
Enter the network path of the shared folder that contains the GFI WebMonitor Agent package. Click OK.

NOTE

When selecting the location of the file ensure that this is done through ‘My network locations’ so that the share name includes the full network share location rather than the local path.

Step 2: Configure the ADM file

Use an Administrative Template file (ADM) to set up and manage the required registry settings for the GFI WebMonitor Agent to communicate with GFI WebMonitor server.
To add an ADM template:
Click Start > Administrative Tools > Group Policy Management.
Expand Forest > Domains > domain name. Right-click GFI WebMonitor Agent and select Edit
In the Group Policy Management Editor window, expand User Configuration > Policies > Software settings > Software Installation.
Double-click the package to open the properties window.
In the Deployment tab, select Install this application at logon.
Click Apply and OK to close the window.
In the Group Policy Management window expand Forest > Domains > domain name > GFI WebMonitor Agent
In the Security Filtering Pane, click Add.
In Select User, Computer or Group add Domain Users and click OK.
In Group Policy Management, expand Forest > Domains > Group Policy ObjectsAn Active Directory centralized management and configuration system that controls what users can and cannot do on a computer network.. Right click GFI WebMonitor Agent and click Edit.
In the Group Policy Management Editor, expand GFI WebMonitor Agent > User Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates.
Right-click Administrative Templates and select Add/Remove Templates.
Click Add. Open the GFI WebMonitor installation folder (default path: <Program Files\GFI\WebMonitor\Agent>).
Locate GFIWebMonitorAgentSettingsTemplate.adm and click Open to add the template. Click Close.

Step 3: Configure the GFI WebMonitor server location

In the Group Policy Management Editor, expand GFI WebMonitor Agent > Computer Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > Classic Administrative Templates (ADM) > Software > GFI > GFI WebMonitor Agent Policies.
In the right-hand pane, double click Specify the settings used by the GFI WebMonitor Agent to connect to GFI WebMonitor Server.
Select the Enabled radio-button.
In the Server URLUniform Resource Locator. field, type the GFI WebMonitor URL. Click Apply and OK to close the window.
The set up should now be complete. GFI WebMonitor Agent will be installed the Next time each client machine is started.