DualShield Computer Logon Agent is a bridge that connects DualShield Computer Logon clients and the DualShield Authentication Server. Due to historical reasons, the Computer Logon Agent is named as Windows Logon Agent.
The Windows 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:
In order to install a DualShield Windows Logon Agent, we need to first enable the Agent Registration option.
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:
Enable the option: “Enable multi-factor authentication on this machine” only if you wish to secure the server machine on which the Windows Logon Agent is being installed with MFA. Otherwise, do not check this option.
If you selected this option, then you will be prompted with the next screen:
Leave this option checked.
In the FQDN field, enter the correct FQDN of your DualShield server. The default suggestion is based on the host name of the machine and is often not the correct value.
In the Port field, keep the default value 8071, unless you have changed your DualShield Server's operating port numbers.
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.
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.
Now, go back the agent installation process where it is displaying "Click here to select” in the Application field:
Click "Click here to select", you will see that an 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.