How To: Install ConnectSecure Agent MSI via GPO

Owned by Ryan Seymour
Last updated: Oct 14, 2024
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Creating Shared Folder and Storing MSI

  • Create a folder called ‘connectsecure’ in a location of your choice to store the ‘cybercnsagent.msi' download and related files.

  • Download the MSI agent installer from the Company > Agents level and copy the MSI to your install folder for GPO use.

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This download contains the required Company ID, Tenant ID, and User Secret values you must update in the install_ccns.bat file below with your company values.

 

  • Download the install_ccns.bat file (below), update the Company ID, Tenant ID, and User Secret as shown above, and place it into your GPO install directory.

 

Here is where you should be at this point. A ‘connectsecure’ folder with the two files stored as shown below, with the edits completed to have the correct company agent installation information.

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  • Share the "connectsecure" folder with the network by following these steps:

    • Right-click on the "connectsecure" folder and select "Properties."

  • Go to the "Sharing" tab and click "Advanced Sharing."

  • Check the box for "Share this folder" and set the share name as "connectsecure" (for example).

  • Click "Permissions" and add "Everyone" with Read/Write permissions.

Then choose Apply and OK

Configure Group Policy

  • Open the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC).

  • Select the domain in which you want to create a new Group Policy Object (GPO).

  • Right-click on the domain and choose "Create a GPO in this domain, and Link it here..."

  • Name the new GPO, for example, "Deploy CCNS Agent Through GPO.

  • Right-click on the newly created GPO and select "Edit."

  • In the Group Policy Management Editor, navigate to "Computer Configuration" > "Policies" > "Windows Settings" > "Scripts (Startup/Shutdown)."

  • Double-click on "Startup" in the right pane.

 

  • Click on "Add" to add a new startup script.

  • Select the "install_ccns.bat" script from your shared folder created in the steps above.

Click "OK" to add the script.

  • Close the Group Policy Management Editor.

Apply the GPO

  • In the Group Policy Management Console, right-click on the Organisational Unit (OU) where you want to deploy the CyberCNS Agent.

  • Select "Link an Existing GPO" and choose the "Deploy CCNS Agent Through GPO" GPO.

Deployment Process

  • Group Policy will now deploy the CyberCNS Agent MSI and execute the "install_ccns.bat" script during computer startup.

  • The script will install the agent silently with the specified parameters.