Installing the Appterix Agent

You can obtain the client components of Appterix at DownloadsThis client includes all the features of YubiKey LifeCycle Management, Zero Trust Application Access, Zero Trust Storage Access, Password Manager, encryption, and Windows Privacy Policies.

The agent's installation files are for Windows, Linux and Android available.

Download Appterix Agent for Windows

The Windows installation file contains login credentials for establishing a connection between the organization on the server and the Appterix Agent, using a token that is valid for 15 minutes after download. The version for administrators (the option) Download (for administrators) It does not contain the token, so the file can be used with parameter specifications, for example for distribution via Software Deployment Tools.

Minimum requirements:

• Memory (RAM)4 GB (recommended: 8 GB)
• CPU: 1 GHz multi-core (recommended: 2 GHz multi-core)
• memory5 GB (recommended: 10 GB)
• Operating system: Windows 10 and higher

Choose whether to activate the Appterix agent with a time-limited token (Download) want to install, or later (Download (for administrators)) for example, via software distribution.

How to download the Apperix agent

1. In the Appterix Management UI, navigate to Downloads > Agent.
2. Click below Windows Click on the download icon next to the version and choose between the time-limited installer. (Download) or MSI for parameter-based installation (Download (for administrators)).
   
   
   

Install Appterix Agent with time-limited token

Run the MSI package, which you can access using Download They downloaded it directly as administrator. After installation, the agent is located in the following directory: C:\Program Files\EgoMind\AppterixThe Appterix management UI displays the endpoint with the installed agent under Terminals.

Install Appterix Agent using parameters

1. After the Download (for administrators) navigate to command prompt > Execute as administrator.
2. Navigate to the folder containing the installation file:
   CD
   The folder will change to the location where you downloaded the installation file.
3. Specify the required parameters for connecting to the server, which you can find under Settings > General Settings can obtain:

msiexec /i "appterix-v[version]-x64.msi" /qn CLIENT_ID="<client_id>" CLIENT_SECRET="<client_secret>" URL="<https://server_url:server_port>"

After installation is complete, the agent will be located in the following directory: C:\Program Files\EgoMind\AppterixThe Appterix management UI displays the endpoint with the installed agent under Terminals.

To generate an installation log, run the installation with the special parameter:

msiexec /i "appterix-v[version]-x64.msi" /qn CLIENT_ID="<client_id>" CLIENT_SECRET="<client_secret>" URL="<https://server_url:server_port>" /l* install.log

This log is located in the same folder as the Appterix Agent installation file (.msi).

Determining the parameter specifications

For installing the Appterix Agent via command line or software distribution, you need to specify the parameters so that the Appterix Agent can establish communication with the correct server and organization. You will find your settings in the section Agent configuration under Settings > General settings.

• URL = Server URL (Port number only required if port 443 was not specified during local installation.)
• Client_ID = Client-ID
• Client_Secret = Client-Secret

Please note:

• The parameters of the Agent configuration are not the same as those of the AD Sync Service.
• Once you are on Generate new login information Clicking this link will create new parameters. The old ones will become invalid – already installed Appterix agents must be reinstalled or updated using MSI commands and specifying the new parameters.

Download and install Appterix Agent on Linux

This article describes how to install the agent on a server running Linux.

Here's how to download and install the agent.

1. In the Appterix Management UI, navigate to Downloads > Agent.
2. Under the Linux distribution you need, click the download icon next to the version.
   
   
   
3. Once the installation file has been downloaded, copy it from your computer to the server where the agent is to be installed.
4. Execute the following command according to your Linux distribution:
   • For Ubuntu 20.04 – 22.10, Debian 11: 64-bit:
      sudo apt-get install
   • For Fedora 38, CentOS Stream 9, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6: 64-bit:
     sudo dnf install
5. Enter the required parameters for connecting to the server, which you can find under Settings > General Settings can obtain:
   sudo /usr/local/bin/AppterixAgent -url “ " -client_id " " -client_secret " “
6. After installation, restart the agent service:
   sudo systemctl restart AppterixAgent.service
   
   After successful installation, the Appterix Agent connects to the server. The Appterix Management UI displays the endpoint with the installed agent under Terminals.