Active Directory Agent Setup

Now that we have an Xiid Agent set up in the Xiid Management Portal, we are ready to install the Agent on our domain controller that is running Active Directory.

Let’s start by logging into the Xiid Management Portal and navigating to the Download tab and then download the Active Directory Authentication Agent (Blue Icon).

Transfer the Active Directory Authentication Agent to your domain controller using FTP. Alternatively, if your domain controller has external internet access, you can sign in to the Management Portal directly on your domain controller and download the executable there.

Now that the Active Directory Authentication Agent installer is available on your domain controller, run the installer as an administrator and move through the prompts.

After the installation completes, you will see a new browser icon on the domain controller’s desktop. Double click the icon and you will be taken to the Xiid Agent Management Portal.

The Agent Management Portal will prompt you for an Agent ID.

To retrieve your Agent ID, navigate to the Xiid Management Portal and select the Agents tab. Locate the Xiid Agent created in the last section, and copy the value listed in the ID column.

Paste the Xiid Agent ID into the Agent Management Portal’s prompt and hit Enter.

The next screen will ask you for a friendly name for the Agent as well as an administrative password for your Xiid Agent Management Portal. The friendly name is used to reference your agent, so choose a name that helps you associate your Active Directory Authentication Agent to your domain controller and corresponding directory service.

Once you have entered your password and hit confirm, you will be redirected to the Xiid Agent Management Portal login.

Enter admin for the username (admin is the default username created for your Agent Management Portal), and enter the password provided in the previous screen.

Now your Active Directory Agent is set up and registered with your Xiid Account’s Agent!