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1. How do I add computers that I want to manage to Endpoint Central?

Description

Endpoint Central allows you to manage and secure computers located within your business network. The list of computers that you manage is known as the Scope of Management (SoM). For more information, see Defining the Scope of Management.

This document gives you the steps required to add computers to be managed using our product. This process is also called 'Defining the scope of management'.

Steps

To define the scope of management, follow the steps given below:

  1. Navigate to Agent > Scope Of Management > Computers > Add Computers
  2. The Add Computers page will have the list of discovered domains and Workgroups.
  3. When no domains are discovered, use the Add Domain button under Domain tab and specify the credentials to add the domain/workgroup. Once the domain is added, all the computers belonging to the domain will be listed.
  4. You can also add an active directory/workgroup by:
    • Navigating to the Agent > Domain > Add Domain and specify the credentials of the domain/workgroup.
    • Click Add computers against a specific domain or workgroup under the Actions column for adding computers.
  5. Before adding the computers from the discovered domains, you need to specify the credentials that have administrative privileges in all the computers that are being managed. To specify the credentials, follow the steps given below:
    • Click Edit against a specific domain or workgroup.
    • Select either of the following network types:
      • Active directory: Specify a domain user who has administrative privileges in all the computers that are managed. Enter the domain name as specified in the Active Directory and the name of the domain controller.
      • Workgroup: Specify a local username and password with administrative privileges in all the computers that are managed.
    • Click Update Domain Details.
  6. Select the computers that you want to manage and click Next.

    Note: Alternatively, you can specify the names of computers and add them manually. All the computers gets added to the Selected Computers list.

  7. Click on Install agents to install the agents in the selected computers immediately.

    Note: If you do not wish to install immediately, click on Add to SoM and the computers would just be added. You will have to install the agents later.

To know more about additional methods to install agents, click Questions