Deploying the BigFix® Remote Control Target for macOS

Use the Deploy BigFix® Remote Control Target for macOS task to install the target software onto a macOS system.

About this task

Note: Selecting the managed mode option prompts for a server URL and a secure registration token.

To install the target, complete the following steps:

Procedure

In the navigation tree, click Deployment > macOS.
Click Deploy BigFix® Remote Control Target for macOS.
In the Task pane, review the description and follow the instructions in the Actions box to start the task.
Select the option for your relevant installation method and follow the instructions to complete installation.
- Peer to Peer mode
  
  With this installation method, you can establish remote control sessions directly between the controller and the target without the need for an Remote Control server. This deployment method installs the target without requiring an Remote Control server URL to be specified. The local target policies set by this installation method are used when a remote control session is established. For more information about the target installation properties, see Manage target and server configurations.
  In the Take Action pane on the Target tab, select the relevant option for determining the computers on which to deploy the Remote Control target.
  Click OK .
  The summary screen shows the progress of the task and displays status complete when it is finished.
  Note: For the target to register with the Remote Control server in the future, use the Remote Control Target wizard. Create a configuration task and specify the server URL of the relevant server. Run the task on the selected target to reconfigure it so that it can contact the server. For more information about target configuration tasks, see Creating Remote Control target configuration tasks. If the secure registration feature is enabled on the server you can distribute a secure registration token to the target. For more information, see Distributing a secure registration token to targets.
- Managed mode
  
  Choose this installation option for targets to register with the Remote Control server and take part in remote control sessions started from the server. This deployment method requires an Remote Control server URL to be specified. If a remote control session is requested with this target, the specified server is contacted to authenticate the request. When the request is authenticated, the policies for the session are passed from the remote control server to the target and the session is established. For more information about target installation properties, see Manage target and server configurations.
  Enter the URL of your Remote Control server and click OK.
  
  In the Take Action pane on the Target tab, select the relevant option for determining the computers on which to deploy the Remote Control target.
  Click OK.
  The summary screen shows the progress of the task and status complete when it is finished.