• Prepare the ESET Remote Administrator Agent (ERA Agent) installer file for distribution via Group Policy Object (GPO) or Software Center Configuration Manager (SCCM).
• Alternative method to distribute ERA Agent for enterprise environments or environments with a high number of client computers.

Getting Started with ERA: Step 4 of 6

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A user must have the following permissions for the group that contains the modified object:

1. On your ERA Server, go to the ESET Remote Administrator 6 Download page and click Standalone installers.

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2. In the Configure download section, select the information below and then click Download. Save the ERA Agent installer .msi file to a shared folder your client computers can access.
   • Select component: Select Agent
   • Operating system and Bitness: Select the operating system of the client

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3. Open ESET Remote Administrator Web Console (ERA Web Console) in your web browser and log in.

3. Click Deploy ERA Agent.

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5. In the Use GPO or SCCM for deployment section, click Create Script.

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6. Click Create Package. Save the install_config.ini file to the same shared folder from Step 2. For customers using custom certificates, refer to the Custom certificates with ERA Online Help topic for more details.

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7. Refer to one of the processes below to deploy the package:

• How do I deploy the ESET Remote Administrator Agent using GPO?
• How do I deploy the ESET Remote Administrator Agent using SCCM?

8. Once you have completed the instructions from the appropriate article, proceed to Step 5, deploy ESET endpoint products to your client computers if you are performing a new installation of ERA.

Version ERA Server 6.3 and earlier 6.x versions

Prerequisites

• The Orca database editor tool must be installed on your computer. Orca is available as part of the Windows SDK. For instructions to download and install Orca, visit the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article: How to use the Orca database editor to edit Windows Installer files.
• The ERA Agent installer file must be present on your system. You can download the installer file from within ESET Remote Administrator. Click here for step-by-step instructions.

Edit the ESET Remote Administrator installer file

1. Click Start → All Programs → Orca to launch Orca database editor.

1. Click File → Open, navigate to the ERA Agent installer file that you want to apply the transformation file to, select it and then click Open.

1. Click Transform → New Transform.

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4. Select Property from the Tables section, right-click anywhere in the list of property values and select Add Row from the context menu.

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5. Add the property P_HOSTNAME and type the hostname or IP address of your ESET Remote Administrator Server (ERA Server) into the Value field.

5. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to add the property P_PORT, where the value is the port used to connect to your ERA Server (2222 by default).

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7. Open ESET Remote Administrator Web Console (ERA Web Console) in your web browser and log in. How do I open ERA Web Console?

7. Click Admin  → Certificates → Peer Certificates, locate the Agent certificate for the ERA Agents you will be distributing, click it and select Export as Base64. Save the exported file to your Desktop.

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9. Click Certificate Authorities, click your ERA Certificate Authority and select Export public key as Base64. Save the exported file to your Desktop.

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10. In Orca, add the following three rows to the file (see steps 4 and 5 above for instructions). See below for property value details:
    
    P_CERT_CONTENT: Copy the contents of the peer certificate file into the value field (open it in a text editor such as notepad).
    
    P_CERT_PASSWORD: Only create this if your peer certificate requires a password. Enter the password to use the peer certificate.
    
    P_CERT_AUTH_CONTENT: Copy the contents of the Certificate Authority public key file into the value field (open it in a text editor such as notepad).

11. Click Transform → Generate Transform and save the transform file to your Desktop. Refer to one of the processes below to deploy the file:
    • How do I deploy the ESET Remote Administrator Agent using GPO?
    • How do I deploy the ESET Remote Administrator Agent using SCCM?

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12. Once you have completed the instructions from the appropriate article, proceed to Step 5, deploy ESET endpoint products to your client computers if you are performing a new installation of ERA.