A managed computer is a computer object with an agent installed. The advantage of a managed computer is that
- Asset information collected,
- Local admin accounts and passwords managed,
- Secure device-to-device file transfers performed and
- Access controlled
can be. Let's take a closer look and install our first agent on a Windows 10/11 or Windows Server 2022/2025.
Step-by-step Windows Agent installation
Tasks:
Task 1 - Download the latest desktop client
The agent is installed by default via the desktop client. If you have logged in to the portal with the "Administrator" role. Can you about that
Downloads (2) Download the current desktop client (3) under Settings (1):
Task 2 - Create API User Account
The agent requires an API account for portal access. To do this, create a new user and assign him the “ApiUser” role.
In the left navigation menu, go to the “Local Users” menu via the Management section
And click on the + (1) symbol to create a new user:
Assign a username and password, click Save changes to create the new account.
In the navigation menu, go to “User/Role Assignment” (1) and click on the “Edit” button (2) of the newly created user
Select ApiUser role and confirm with “Save change”
Then click on the “Api Access Token” button
Copy the UserId and the CustomerId by highlighting and pressing the Ctrl-C key or using the left mouse button to “copy”
Task 3 - Desktop client installation
On the target system, run the DesktopClient-win-
wait until the installer is completed and click on the desktop icon “priveli.ai Desktop”
Enter the copied CustomerId, API UserId and your specified password as the API User Secret. Then click “Complete”
Wait for the installation to complete
Under the menu item "Administration" (1) the managed computer (2) should now be under the Computer category.
and under the “Accounts” category (2) you can see the managed local account (3).
