Deploying the workstation logon agent from a GPO
To deploy the workstation logon agent from a GPO
▪ Copy ActiveAdministrator.admx to C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions on a domain controller.
▪ Copy ActiveAdministrator.adml to C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions\en-US on a domain controller.
▪ Copy Active Administrator 8.6.2 Workstation Audit Agent.msi to a share where everyone has access.
4 Open the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) and create a new Group Policy Object (GPO), such as Active Administrator Workstation Logon Agent.
5 Edit the GPO. Navigate to Computer Configuration | Policies | Software Settings | Software installation, right click and choose New | Package.
6 Select the Active Administrator 8.6.2 Workstation Audit Agent.msi package that you copied in step 2.
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8 On the same GPO, navigate to Computer Configuration | Administrative Templates | Quest Software | Active Administrator, and edit the Enable Workstation Audit Agent setting.
▪ Select Enabled.
▪ In the Server Name box, type the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the Active Administrator server.
▪ In the Server Port box, type 15601.
Enabling the default port for the workstation logon auditing agent
If Windows® Firewall is enabled on the workstation where the workstation logon auditing agent is installed, you need to create an exception to allow communication with Active Administrator® Foundation Service (AFS) through port 15601.
To enable the default port
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2 Select Port.
3 Click Next.
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5 Click Next.
6 Select Allow the connection.
7 Click Next.
8 Click Next.
10 Click Finish.
Managing configuration settings
The Settings menu offers many options to help you customize and manage Active Administrator®.
Setting the Active Administrator server
If you have more than one Active Administrator® server, you can switch to another server.
To set the Active Administrator server
1 Select Settings | AA Server.
NOTE: If a connection point is not listed, you must type the server name in the Server box. If you do not want to use connection points, you can disable the feature. See Setting general user options.
4 Click OK.
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