Installing the DLP Agent on Windows
You can install one DLP Agent at a time, or you can use systems management software (SMS) to install many DLP Agents automatically. Symantec recommends that you install one DLP Agent using the manual method before you install many DLP Agents using your SMS. Installing in this manner helps you troubleshoot potential issues and ensures that installing using your SMS goes smoothly.
Before You Begin
Confirm the following prerequisites before you install the DLP Agent on Windows endpoints:
- If you plan to install agents on the endpoints that run Windows 8.1/10, use an elevated command prompt. See Use the Elevated Command Prompt with Windows 10.
- If you plan to install DLP Agents running Windows 8.1 or 10, verify that Admin Approval Mode is set to Disabled on the administrator account. This setting allows administrators to complete tasks such as running endpoint tools and installing agents.
- Confirm that Windows operating systems meet minimum requirements. See Windows operating system requirements for endpoint systems"Windows operating system requirements for endpoint systems" in the Symantec Data Loss Prevention Help Center.
- Install Endpoint Servers. See Adding a Detection Server"Adding a detection server" in the Symantec Data Loss Prevention Help Center.
- Generate the agent installation package. See About secure communications between DLP Agents and Endpoint Servers.
Steps to Install the Agent on Windows Endpoints
The following section lists steps that you complete to install agents on Windows endpoints.
Step 1: Install Agents Manually
Install a single agent to test the configuration or to create a test scenario.
Step 2: Install Agents Silently
You install agents silently to install many agents at one time.
Step 3: Confirm that the Windows Agent is Running
Step 4: Review the Windows Agent Installation Package
These components include drivers that prevent tampering and keep the agent running.