Seqrite Endpoint Security 7.6

Connecting remotely using Secure Shell

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Secure Shell (SSH) is a network protocol that is used to connect to the remote Mac client computers over secure data communication through command line to manage client computers.

Using Terminal (for Mac or Linux OS)

The administrator computer having either Mac or Linux OS can install Client Agent using this method.

Prerequisites

Before you install Seqrite Mac Client Agent, ensure the following requirements.

  • Administrator must have an account on the Mac client computers with admin privileges.

  • Enable Remote Login and either allow access for all users, or only for specific users, such as Administrators. You can find this setting on the Mac computer under System Preferences > Sharing > Remote Login.

  • Ensure that the firewall does not block the port that Secure Shell (SSH) uses, which is by default TCP port 22. This port allows the required communication for remote login.

  • If you use the Mac firewall, disable stealth mode. With stealth mode enabled, the remote push installation cannot discover the client through Search Network.

  • To disable stealth mode on the Mac computers, do the following,

    1. In System Preferences, go to Security and Privacy.
    2. Click the Lock icon and provide password if it is locked.
    3. Select Firewall > Firewall Options.
    4. Clear the Enable stealth mode check box if it is selected.
    5. Click OK.

  • Mac Seqrite Client installer must be created on the Seqrite Endpoint Security server.

Installing Seqrite Mac Client Agent

To install Seqrite Mac Client Agent using Terminal, follow these steps:

  1. On Seqrite Endpoint Security server, browse to the folder “installation directory"\Seqrite\Endpoint Security 7.60\Admin\web\build”. "installation directory" indicates the path where Seqrite Endpoint Security has been installed.

  2. Copy the folder acmac to the administrator Mac computer.

  3. Open Terminal on the Mac administrator computer and go to the acmac/Remote_Installation folder.

  4. Enter the following command
    sh ./Scripts/copy.sh username ip_address

    Parameter description

    sh ./Scripts/copy.sh is static.

    <username> specifies the user name of the remote Mac computer such as ‘test’.
    <ip_address> specifies the IP address of the remote Mac computer such as ‘10.10.0.0’.
    Example: sh ./Scripts/copy.sh “test” “10.10.0.0”

  5. Enter the password of the remote computer to connect to it.

  6. Enter the command sudo sh /tmp/install.sh.

  7. Enter the password of the remote computer when prompted.

  8. Enter the command exit to close remote SSH session.

  9. Repeat steps 4 through 8 to install Seqrite Mac Client Agent on a different remote computer.

Using PuTTY (for Windows OS)

The administrator computer having Windows OS can install Client Agent using this method.

Prerequisites

Before you install Seqrite Mac Client Agent, ensure the following requirements:

  • Administrator must have an account on the Mac client computers with admin privileges.
  • Enable Remote Login and either allow access for all users, or only for specific users, such as Administrators. You can find this setting on the Mac client computer under System Preferences > Sharing > Remote Login.
  • Ensure that the firewall does not block the port that Secure Shell (SSH) uses, which is by default TCP port 22. This port allows the required communication for remote login.
  • If you use the Mac firewall, disable stealth mode. With stealth mode enabled, the remote push installation cannot discover the client through Search Network.
  • To disable stealth mode on the Mac computers, do the following,
  1. In System Preferences, go to Security and Privacy.
  2. Click the Lock icon and provide password if it is locked.
  3. Select Firewall > Firewall Options.
  4. Clear the Enable stealth mode check box if it is selected.
  5. Click OK.
    • Mac Seqrite Client installer must be created on the Seqrite Endpoint Security server.

Installing Seqrite Mac Client Agent

To install Seqrite Mac Client Agent using PuTTY, follow these steps:

  1. On the Seqrite Endpoint Security server, open cmd.exe and go to the folder “installation directory"\Seqrite\Endpoint Security 7.60\Admin\web\build\acmac. "installation directory" indicates the path where Seqrite Endpoint Security has been installed.

  2. Enter the following command:
    .\Remote_Installation\Softwares\pscp.exe .\MCCLAGNT.TAR .\Remote_Installation\Scripts\install.sh username@ip_address:/tmp/

    Parameter description
    <username> specifies the user name of the remote Mac client computer such as ‘test’.
    <ip_address> specifies the IP address of the remote Mac client computer such as ‘10.10.0.0’.
    Example: .\Remote_Installation\Softwares\pscp.exe .\ MCCLAGNT.TAR.\Remote_Installation\Scripts\install.sh test@10.10.0.0:/tmp/.

  3. Open .\Remote_Installation\Softwares\putty.exe.

  4. Enter the IP address of the remote Mac client computer and click Open.

  5. In the PuTTY terminal Window, enter the user name and password of an administrator user on the remote computer.

  6. Upon getting connected to the remote computer, type the following command sudo sh /tmp/install.sh.

  7. Type the command exit to close SSH connection.

  8. Repeat steps 2 through 7 to install on a different Mac client computer.

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