You can deploy Qualys Cloud Agent with the help of Qualys Scanner without relying on third-party tools to deploy the cloud agent. The scanner can deploy Cloud Agent on Windows/Linux assets that have the following platform types:
Complete the following steps to install Cloud Agent via Qualys Scanner:
Note: This option to enable the deployment of cloud agents is only available to a Manager user who serves as the primary contact (POC) for the subscription.
Note: Once the Enable Cloud Agent Deployment option is enabled as per step 1, the user with the Manager role can deploy Cloud Agents. Manager user should be CA Manager with CA API access.
Field |
Description |
General Information |
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Title |
Give your agent deployment job a title to identify it later easily. |
Activation Key |
Select an activation key to install agents. |
Selected Activation Key |
Displays the selected activation key. This field gets auto populated on selecting the Activation Key. |
Activation Key Network |
Displays the network associated with the activation key. This field gets auto-populated based on the selected Activation Key. |
Scanner Appliance |
Select a virtual scanner for Cloud Agent deployment. |
Platform |
Select the platform on which you desire to install cloud agent. |
Choose Target Hosts from |
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Choose target hosts from Assets (IPv4, IPv6 addresses, asset groups, FQDNs) or from Tags to specify target hosts for agent deployment. |
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Proxy Configuration |
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Select the checkbox, Select the Proxy Configuration if you wish to configure Cloud Agent to use a proxy server for communication with Qualys Cloud Platform. |
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Proxy Host |
Hostname or IP address of the proxy server. |
Port |
The port number on which the proxy server is listening. |
Username/Password |
Username and password for proxy authentication. If the proxy server requires authentication. |
Select the checkbox, Select the PAC Configuration if you wish to automatically configure a web browser's proxy settings. |
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PAC File URL |
A PAC (Proxy Auto-Configuration) file URL is a URL that points to a PAC file. A PAC file is a text file with a ".pac" extension that contains JavaScript functions used by web browsers to automatically configure proxy settings. |
Notes:
- Once the deployment job is launched, you cannot pause or resume it.
- Relaunching the existing deployment job is not supported.
-Scheduling an agent deployment job is not supported.
- Email notification is not available for the agent deployment.
Note: Supported report formats are HTML, PDF, and CSV.