---
title: "Deploy the client software from ePO - On-prem"
slug: "deploy-the-client-software-from-epo-on-prem-1"
tags: ["ENS 10.7.x", "Install and Get Started"]
updated: 2026-10-06T16:05:50Z
published: 2026-10-06T16:05:50Z
canonical: "docs.trellix.com/deploy-the-client-software-from-epo-on-prem-1"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.trellix.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Deploy the client software from ePO - On-prem

Use ePO - On-prem to deploy the client software to systems in your network that are managed.

To make sure that On-Access Scan is disabled, configure the Trellix Endpoint Security (ENS) Threat Prevention On-Access Scan policy with the **Enable On-Access Scan** option is unselected.

1. Log on to the ePO - On-prem server as an administrator.
2. Select **Menu** | **Systems** | **System Tree**, then select a group or systems.
3. On the **Assigned Client Tasks** tab, click **Actions**, then click **New Client Task Assignment**.
4. Complete these options, then click **Create New Task**:
  1. For product, select **Trellix Agent**.
  2. For task type, select **Product Deployment**.
5. On the **Client Task Catalog** page:
  1. Type a name for the task.
  2. Select **Linux** as the target platform.
  3. In **Products and components**, select the product, select **Install** as the action, then click **Save**.

> [!TIP]
> Tip
> 
> You can add more products by using ![GUID-5C1CD8BE-B6B7-4972-83D9-46937486746D-low.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/0d453a50-e1da-4d4a-9409-fea7959614d8/Images/Documentation/uuid-fcb0cd39-916d-db5e-4a3c-b5972cc0985a(5).png).
6. On the **Client Task Assignment Builder** page:
  1. Select the task, then click **Next**.
  2. Schedule the task to run immediately, click **Next** to view a summary of the task, then click **Save**.
7. In the **System Tree**, select the systems or groups where you assigned the task, then click **Wake Up Agents**.
8. Select **Force complete policy and task update**, then click **OK**.

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> You can predefine the installation options for the managed installation from ePO - On-prem. These options ( `apoff, apon, gtioff, oasoff, usefanotify, nocontentupdate, alttmppath=/alternateTmpFolderPath, usedeferredscan and oascpulimit=value`) are supported only for fresh installations. For more information, see Trellix Knowledge Base article [KB88299](https://kcm.trellix.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=KB88299).