Deploying the Agent with GPO

Summary:

This article is aimed at admins looking to deploy the Agent via a GPO startup script. 

Prerequisites:

• Windows Server 2012 R2 or greater
• Domain Administrator account
• Microsoft Windows endpoints
• Infoctye Cloud version
• Batch file "install_agent.bat" hosted on our Github.
• (Optional, but Recommended) A Registration Key to assign your Agents to a Target Group and automatically authorize them.

Getting Ready:

1. Navigate to Our Github example Install Agent bat file, and copy the code to a text editor. Save the file as "install_agent.bat". If you use Notepad, you will want to make sure it doesn't default to "install_agent.bat.txt". 
2. Open the file "install_agent.bat" in a text editor and set the "instancename" to your instance name.
   E.G. if you login to "alpha.infocyte.com" then your "instancename" should  be set to "alpha" (no quotes): 

   set instancename=alpha

3. Similarly, if you have a Registration Key, you can use the "regkey" variable. If you are not planning on using a Registration Key, you can leave it blank (not recommended). 
   How to Create an Agent Registration Key
   

   set regkey=myregkey123

4. Save the bat file for use in the next steps.

Create the GPO:

1. Open Server Manager and go to Tools > Group Policy Management.
2. In Group Policy Management Console select domain and click Group Policy Objects.
3. Right-click Group Policy Objects and select New.
4. For Name type "Install HUNT Agent" and click OK.
5. Now right-click the new GPO in the right pane and click Edit.
6. In the Group Policy Management Editor window, click Computer Configuration, then Policies, then Scripts. Double-click Startup. 
7. On the Scripts tab of the Startup Properties box, click Show Files. Copy the "install_agent.bat" file at the bottom of this article.
8. Click Add. 
9. Click Browse and select the file "install_agent.bat". 
10. Click OK. 
11. Find the Domain or OU that you wish to link to the newly created GPO.
12. Right-click it and click Link an Existing GPO.
13. Click OK.

Congratulations! Your script should now run and install the Agent on all machines in the selected group.