The Argent USB monitoring agent is responsible for detecting the status of local USB, CD-ROM and changes of local file system.

For most cases, it should be pushed out from the Argent for Security Main Engine, so that it can be automatically configured, monitored and maintained. For example, when a newer monitoring agent is installed on the central Argent for Security Main Engine, this new monitoring agent will be automatically pushed out to the workstations; if changes are made in the license manager, the license configuration file (INPUT.TXT) is updated automatically.

In some cases, the monitoring agent needs to be installed manually. To do so,

copy ARGSOFT_USB_MONITOR.EXE to

[DRIVE_LETTER:]\Argent\ArgentUSBAgent, then run command line:

ARGSOFT_USB_MONITOR /install /server=main_engine /user=service_acct /password=service_pswd

Parameters:

		/server	the main engine of Argent for Security
		/user	service account for Argent USB monitoring agent
		/password	password for service account

To remove the Argent USB monitoring agent manually, run command line:

ARGSOFT_USB_MONITOR /remove

If it is done under Windows 7 or Vista or Windows 2008 with UAC turned on, the command should be run as administrator.

When the monitoring agent is manually installed, the configuration file (INPUT.TXT) needs to be maintained manually.

A sample of INPUT.TXT is as follows:

[ARGENT_AUDITOR_START]



	[DEBUG_LEVEL]	[LOW]



	[CENTER_DEPOSIT]	[\\W2008DEV-32\ArgentForSecurity\UPLOAD]



	[MONITORS_START]



		[PATH]	[{USB}]



		[PATH]	[C:\TEMP]



		[EXCLUDE]	[C:\TEMP\1]



		[EXCLUDE]	[C:\TEMP\2]



	[MONITORS_END]



[ARGENT_AUDITOR_END]



[END]

The format is self-explanatory.

DEBUG_LEVEL can have value LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH.

CENTER_DEPOSIT should be \\MAIN_ENGINE\ArgentForSecurity\UPLOAD.

PATH can have value {USB} or individual folder to monitor.

EXCLUDE is the folders to exclude.