Installing the Symantec Management Agent for Windows with a Manual Pull

If you want to install the Symantec Management Agent on the remote computers that have limited network access, or are behind a firewall, you may need to pull the Symantec Management Agent to each computer. You can log on to each computer, access Notification Server through a URL, and start the Symantec Management Agent installation process. The installation process then runs automatically, with no further user interaction required.
The Symantec Management Agent pull installation uses the settings that are specified in the
Symantec Management Agent Installation Options
dialog box, except for
Download agent package from closest Package Server
, which is irrelevant.
This task is a step in the processes for installing the Symantec Management Agent on Windows computers.
  1. To install the Symantec Management Agent for Windows with a manual pull
  2. Log on to the computer as an administrator.
    You can log on remotely using a remote access application, or you can let the user at the remote site log on with the appropriate account.
  3. On the remote computer, open Internet Explorer and go to the following URL:
    http://
    NSName
    /Altiris/NS/Agent/AltirisAgentDownload.aspx
    where
    NSName
    is the name of your Notification Server computer.
  4. In the
    Symantec Management Agent Download
    window, click
    Click here to begin download and install
    .
    A pop-up appears, prompting you to run, save or cancel the installation. If you click
    Run
    , the agent installation process runs silently and no further action is required.