Jump to content

Where did the Agent Deployment task go?


j-gray

Recommended Posts

On-prem EP Console had a Server task for Agent Deployment. I'm not finding this option in the EP Cloud console.

Is it no longer available? If no longer available, what are the options for deploying the agent and why was this functionality removed?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Administrators

I recall that ESET PROTECT Cloud has never supported remote agent deployment. Unlike ESET PROTECT on-premise, a server in the cloud cannot initiate communication with remote computers in users' network.

Available options for agent deployment are described at https://help.eset.com/protect_cloud/en-US/?fs_agent_deploy_remote.html.

ESET Remote Deployment Tool - this tool allows you to deploy the ESET Management Agent (and ESET security product) installer packages created in the ESET PROTECT Cloud Web Console.

Group Policy Object (GPO) and System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) - Use this option for mass deployment of the ESET Management Agent on client computers.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Serious bummer. Remote agent deployment in the EP Console was something we heavily relied on and I wasn't aware that functionality was removed from the cloud solution.

Of course, the alternate deployment tools appear to be Windows-only solutions, so not much help there.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Administrators
17 hours ago, j-gray said:

I wasn't aware that functionality was removed from the cloud solution.

It wasn't removed. It has never been there. Endpoints in a company are behind a firewall and not accessible from the Internet so pushing an installation from the cloud would be impossible.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

7 hours ago, Marcos said:

It wasn't removed. It has never been there. Endpoints in a company are behind a firewall and not accessible from the Internet so pushing an installation from the cloud would be impossible.

Poor phrasing on my part, then. Regardless, we had and used that functionality and now it's no longer available.

Of course, nothing is impossible. With an on-prem proxy or bridge that caches all the installation files a task could be relayed from cloud to proxy or similar.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...