Manual Agent Setup Using MSI File
The distribution package of Printer Activity Monitor includes a special setup file which allows manual installation of the monitoring agent. This setup file may be used if a remote installation of the agent through the management console is impossible for some reason. It may also be used if administrator wants to automate installation of agents using Microsoft Active Directory services.
A step-by-step instruction with comments is given below.
- Run pamAgent.msi file on the computer on which you want to install Printer Activity Monitor Agent. It will open a common software setup wizard.
- The first step window reports on the version of software being installed. Click Next if you want to install this version of Printer Activity Monitor Agent..
- At the second step of setup wizard enter IP address or NetBios name of the Data Center on which you want to run Printer Activity Monitor Agent.
At the second step you may also enable an option which allows running Printer Activity Monitor Agent in debugging mode.
To make Printer Activity Monitor Agent save the images of printed documents you should select the option “Enable creation of printed documents images”.
All options may be changed later.
- At the third step the setup wizard allows to select the Printer Activity Monitor Agent operating mode:
- Client Side Monitoring
- Server Side Monitoring
- In the next step the setup wizard will offer you to enter the password for the user IUSR_PAM_COMMBRIDGE that is used for connection between software components.
- After the installation settings have been adjusted the program will display a warning message about the beginning of installation. If you don’t want to edit the data you entered at the previous steps, click Install button. After that the program will start copying Printer Activity Monitor Agent executable files and creating additional data that the software needs to run properly. The current status of installation process is displayed in the setup wizard window.
- At the last step of installation the setup wizard will display a window confirming successful finishing of the installation. Click Finish button. The setup wizard will finish its work.
