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The client part of Agent is installed To install agents on user workstations. The parameters , follow these steps:

1. Run the Certiflow.Agent.msi from Axidian CertiFlow installation package and follow the wizard instructions.
2. Configure the settings required to connect to Axidian CertiFlow server

1. . You can do it via:
   1. Group Policy

1. 2. Windows

1. 1. Registry

Run the IndeedCM.Agent.msi from Axidian CertiFlow installation package and complete the procedure, following the Wizard instructions. The Agent starts up automatically after installation.

Setting up

Agent

settings via Group Policy

To add an Axidian CertiFlow administrative template (ADMX), proceed as follows:

1. Copy the contents of IndeedCMCertiflow.Client\Misc\PolicyDefinitions folder to the central ADMX file storage of domain controller C:\Windows\SYSVOL\domain\Policies\PolicyDefinitions.

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   When using If you use local ADMX file storage, place Axidian CertiFlow templates are to be placed to in C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions folder.

   
   

2. Open the Group Policy Management console.

3. Create a new group policy object in the console tree or select an existing one.

4. Open the context menu and select the Edit item.
5. In the opened  Group Policy Management Editor select Computer Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > Axidian CertiFlow > Agent.

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6. Enable the Agent's URL Settings policy and specify its values:
   • Specify the path to the agentregistrationapi application, located on Axidian CertiFlow server, in the Agents registration service URL parameter.

   • Specify the path to the agentserviceapi application in the Agents service URL parameter.

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     icon false title For example:
     Agent registration service URL: https://srv.demo.local:3003/agentregistrationapi/ Agent service URL: https://srv.demo.local:3003/agentserviceapi/

     
     

7. Link this policy object to a group, where Axidian CertiFlow CM user workstations reside.
8. Click Apply and perform policy update.

Additional policies

You can configure additional policies for agents operation: Configure additional policies that define the work of Agents, if required:

• Agent's timeouts settings

The policy defines:

• • Timeout of requests to agent services (default
:
• • value is 30
sec.
• • seconds)
  • Frequency of agent status update request (default
:
• • value is 300
sec.
• • seconds)
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• • Frequency of agent settings, bindings, tasks and sessions update request (default
:
• • value is 30
sec.
• • seconds)
  • Timeout request to disconnect
the
• • agent from
the
• • CertiFlow server (default
:
• • value is 3
sec.
• • seconds)
• Events caching settings

The policy defines

:

• • time limit for the agent

• • to

• • attempt sending events from

• • cache to

• • CertiFlow server (default

• • value is 10

• • minutes)

• • number of events sent to the server per

• • request (default

• • value is 500 events)

• Proxy server settings

The policy defines the use of a proxy server

when you connect to CertiFlow server.

If the policy is

disabled or not set, the proxy server will not be used.

You can set the proxy server address in

Proxy server

field.

• Event log settings 

The policy defines

the event recording level in the CertiFlow server Event Log:

• • All (default)
  • Errors only
  • Warnings and errors only
• Tasks caching settings

The policy defines:

Frequency of updating
• • how often the task cache is updated and
sending
• • how often the task
execution
• • status is sent to the server
if sending failed for the first time (default: 60 sec)Timeout at which the tasks will be removed from the
• • , if the task status was not reported to the server immediately (default value is 60 seconds)
  • how much time must pass before tasks are removed from cache during the next cache
update
• • refresh (default
:
• • value is 300
sec.)Timeout after which it will be possible to rerun the
• • seconds)
  • how much time must pass before a task canceled by the user can be re-executed (default
:
• • value is 60
sec.
• • seconds)
• Smart card status update settings

The policy defines how often the smart card status

is checked (default

value is 30

seconds):

• • Lock user
\
• • /administrator PIN
  • User
\
• • /administrator PIN input retries

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Setting up

Agent

settings via Windows Registry

Create a registry file registry file (.reg) file with the following contents:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
 
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\IndeedCMCertiFlow\Agent]
"AgentRegistrationServiceUrl"=""
"AgentServiceUrl"=""
"ProxyEnable"=
"ProxyServer"=""

The AgentRegistrationServiceUrl parameter specifies a link and port to connect to agentregistrationapi application.
The AgentServiceUrl parameter specifies a web - address and port to connect to agentserviceapi application.
If you use a proxy is used on workstations where the client agent is installed, specify the ProxyEnable and ProxyServer parameters (proxy server URL).

Here is an example of a .reg file to connect to Axidian CertiFlow CM server named srv.demo.local via https HTTPS protocol and 3003 port using the proxy server https://192.168.10.10:443.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
 
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\IndeedCMCertiFlow\Agent]
"AgentRegistrationServiceUrl"="https://srv.demo.local:3003/agentregistrationapi/"
"AgentServiceUrl"="https://srv.demo.local:3003/agentserviceapi/"
"ProxyEnable"=dword:00000001
"ProxyServer"="https://192.168.10.10:443"