Installation with Group Policy

Software installation using a Group Policy Object (GPO) is a way to deploy the Action1 agents on multiple workstations or servers at a time.

To deploy Action1 agents via GPO software installation:

3. Copy the installer to a folder on your domain controller that is accessible by the target endpoints in your network.
4. Using Active Directory Users and Computers, create a new group with domain local scope and populate it with the computers you want to manage with Action1.
5. Open the Group Policy Management Console and navigate to your domain.
6. Right-click it and select Create a GPO in this domain, and Link it here.
7. Provide a descriptive name for a new domain policy, e.g., Action1 agent installation.
8. In the GPO settings, go to the Delegation tab and click Add.
9. In the Select User, Computer, or Group dialog, set the Object Types to “Group”. Enter the name of the group you created at step 4 and click Check Names, then click OK.
10. In the dialog that opens, set the new group’s permissions to “Edit settings, delete, modify security”.

11. In the bottom-right corner of the Delegation tab, click Advanced. In the GPO’s Security Settings dialog, locate the target group and set Apply group policy to “Allow”. Click Apply.

12. Right-click the new GPO and select Edit. Navigate to Computer Configuration | Policies | Software Settings.
13. On the Software installation page, right-click and select New | Package.

14. Select the agent MSI file you copied at step 3. When providing the file path, make sure to specify the network path, for example: \\server\software\app.msi

15. In the dialog that opens, set the deployment method to “Assigned”.

16. The Action1 agent deployment package will appear in the list.

17. Finally, to apply the Group Policy update, run the following command in the Command Prompt:
    gpupdate /force

Upon reboot, the agent will be distributed to all endpoints governed by the Group Policy.

Troubleshooting Tips

• Ensure Network Availability: Check the internet connection and make sure Computer Configuration | Administrative Templates | System | Logon | Always wait for the network at computer startup and logon is set to “Enabled”.
• Increase Startup Processing Timeout: Increase the timeout value under Computer Configuration | Policies | Administrative Templates | System | Group Policy | Specify startup policy processing wait time.