Prerequisites

DualShield Windows Logon Agent is a bridge that connects DualShield Windows Logon clients and the DualShield Authentication Server. The Logon Agent can be installed on any Windows server machine in the network.

Before you run the setup wizard, you must have your DualShield Authentication Server installed and operating, and make sure that the computer on which you are going to install the Windows Logon Agent meets the following minimum hardware and software requirements:

• A Windows  2008 R2, 2012 R2, 2016 or 2019 Server with the latest service pack installed.

• TCP/IP Networking

• TCP port 14282 and/or 14284 must be available on the Windows server for use by the DualShield Computer Logon Agent.

Enable Agent Registration

In order to install a DualShield Computer Logon Agent, we need to first enable the Agent Registration option.

Install DualShield Windows Logon Agent 

To install the DualShield Windows Logon Agent, launch the installer SetupDSAgent-xxx.yyyy.exe (where xxx is the version number and yyyy the build number) and go through the following steps:

Step 1: Welcome

Step 2: License Agreement

Step 3: Installation Path

Step 4: Install GINA or Credential Provider

Enable the option: “Enable multi-factor authentication on this machine” only if you wish to protect the server machine on which the Windows Logon Agent is being installed. Otherwise, do not check this option.

Enable the option: “Protect local computer logon with multi-factor authentication" only if the server machine on which the Windows Logon Agent is being installed is a terminal server and you want to add two-factor authentication to the logon to the local machine.

Step 5: Agent Registration

Check the FQDN and Port number of your DualShield Server. Change them if necessary. The default port of DualShield server is 8071.

Step 6: Installing...

Step 7: Connect to an application

At this point, the agent has been successfully registered with the DualShield server., and is waiting for an application to be published on this agent.

In the “Application” field, it displays “Click here to select”.

The next step is to publish a Windows application on this agent.

Step 8: Publish an application

Login to your DualShield Admin Console, select "Authenticaiton | Agents" in the side panel.

You will see that the agent you are installing is listed. 

Open the Agent's context menu.

Select "Applications" to launch the application list

Select the application that you want to publish on this agent, e.g. Windows Logon, then click the "SAVE" button.

The application is now published on the agent.

Step 9: Complete installation

Now, go back the agent installation process, click the Application drop down: 

You will see that the application is now available in the list.

Select the application, then click the Save icon on the toolbar:

Finally, click the close icon to close the window

The Windows logon agent has now been successfully installed, registered and linked to an logon application.