Install Endpoint Agents for Windows via Group Policy
Requirements
A shared network drive
Endpoint agent accessible via installed network drive
Ability to create Group Policy Objects in Active Directory
Process
Recommendations
It is recommended to not create a single GPO to join multiple configurations, mainly for user flexibility. You can easily upgrade a GPO geared towards IE without editing Google Chrome GPO, or vice--versa.
This documentation was done under Windows Server 2012
MSI Installer via GPO
1.
Open up Group Policy Management
2.
Create a group policy with the appropriate name. In this example, we will use “TE-Endpoint-Agent_MSI_Installer”
3.
Right-click the newly created GPO and select Edit
4.
Expand till you reach:
Computer Configuration\Policies\Software Settings\Software Installation
5.
Right click the right-pane and select “New > Package”
6.
Navigate to your network share where the installer is available for all users
7.
Double Click the MSI file
8.
On the “Deploy Software” window, leave the selection of “Assigned” and click Ok
If you run into the message “There is no software installation data object in the Active Directory” please verify that your file permissions on the network share are setup properly.
IE Add-on via GPO
1.
Open up Group Policy Management
2.
Create a group policy with the appropriate name. In this example, we will use “TE-Endpoint-Agent_IE”
3.
Right click the newly created GPO and select Edit
4.
With the object open, navigate to the following: Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\Security Features\Add-on Management
5.
Double-click “Add-On List”
6.
Click Enable
7.
Click Show
8.
In the new window, under “Value Name” add the CLSID for the ThousandEyes Endpoint Agent for IE. The current CSLID is: E1F5283B-B591-412E-8E2F-4C65A9C94AF1
9.
The Value number is dependant on how you would like users to be able to interact with the Add-On. The current value options are:
0 - The add-on is disabled and your employees can’t change it.
1 - The add-on is enabled and your employees can’t change it.
2 - The add-on is enabled and your employees can change it.
10.
Click Ok to close the Add-On List window
11.
Click Ok again to close the Configuration for Add-On List window
12.
Assign the GP to a specific OU
13.
Right click the GP under the OU you have assigned it - Click Enabled
Navigate to a network share where the policy template resides, and select the chrome.adm file listed here policy_templates/windows/adm/en-US/chrome.adm1
10.
Click Close
11.
Expand Classic Administrative Templates (ADM), select Google Chrome and subsequently Extensions
12.
Open the Configure the list of force-installed extensions policy and select Enabled