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Install the Agent and PC software packages

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The Agent and PC software packages include the files you must install on the client system.

Make sure that your client system has an administrator account with sufficient rights for installing and activating the Drive Encryption software.

These files must be installed (two different versions of each file, per operating system type):

  • Agent installer files: MfeEEAgent32.msi or MfeEEAgent64.msi

  • Plug-in installer files: MfeEEPc32.msi or MfeEEPc64.msi

  1. Determine whether your client computer is running a 32-bit or a 64-bit version of Windows.

  2. Log on to the target computer using an administrator account with sufficient rights for installing the software.

  3. Copy the agent and plug-in installer files for your operating system, to a temporary location on the client system.

  4. Install the agent: double-click the agent installer file for your operating system.

  5. Verify the installation by right-clicking Trellix Agent System Tray on the client system, then clicking About. The Trellix Drive Encryption Agent and version number are listed.

  6. Install the plug-in: double-click the plug-in installer file for your operating system.

  7. Restart the client system to complete the installation of Drive Encryption.

  8. Make sure Trellix Drive Encryption System Status is Active on the client system.