Install XProtect Update Manager with a system-generated certificate using command-line arguments

After you have prepared your system and decided to use a system-generated certificate for secure connection between the XProtect Update Manager components, you are ready to begin.

To learn more about encryption, see Encryption between the XProtect Update Manager components.

You can install the component one-by-one.

  1. Run Windows Command Prompt as administrator and navigate to the XProtect Update Manager's executable file.

  2. To install the update server, type:

    "XProtectUpdateManagerInstaller.exe" --install Location="[LOCATION]" Index=1 CertificateMode=SelfSigned

    Where LOCATION is an installation folder on your computer.

    The installation starts. At the end of the installation, the system generates a secure connection key. Save the key to install the update agent on this or other computers.

  3. To install the update agent, type:

    "XProtectUpdateManagerInstaller.exe" --install Location="[LOCATION]" Index=2 ServerAddress=[ADDRESS] CertificateMode=SelfSigned TrustedKey=[KEY]

    Where LOCATION is an installation folder on your computer, ADDRESS is the update server address (IP address, hostname or FQDN) and KEY is the secure connection key from the update server.

  4. To install the client, type:

    "XProtectUpdateManagerInstaller.exe" --install Location="[LOCATION]" Index=3

    Where LOCATION is an installation folder on your computer.

You have installed all XProtect Update Manager components on your computer with a system-generated certificate.