You can install one DLP Agent to a Mac endpoint at a time, or you can use system management software (SMS) to install many DLP Agents automatically. Symantec recommends that you install one DLP Agent using the manual method before you install many DLP Agents using your SMS. Installing in this manner helps you troubleshoot potential issues and ensure that installing using your SMS goes smoothly.
Here are the graphics steps to install the DLP agent on MAC OS.
1. Log into DLP Enforce console, select 'System' --> 'Agents' --> 'Agent Packaging':
2. Browse and select the DLP MAC agent installation package, input the Endpoint server IP address or hostname, input the tools password, then click 'Generate Installer Packages':
3. Save the DLP MAC agent installer:
4. Copy the installer to the MAC OS, and unzip it. There are 8 files inside the package, including the cert files:
5. Launch Terminal, change the path into the unzipped agent package, run the following command to create the DLP MAC agent installation package:
./create_package
6. Confirm the new package created successfully:
7. The new package will be named AgentInstall_WithCertificates.pkg by default:
8. Run the following command to install the DLP MAC agent:
sudo installer -pkg AgentInstall_WithCertificates.pkg -target /
9. You will be needed to input the password of the OS:
10. Confirm the installer run successfully:
11. Log into DLP Enforce console, check the status of the DLP Agent on MAC OS:
12. You can also check the process of DLP agent from Activity Monitor:
13. Configure policy and response rule on DLP Enforce, then copy a confidential file to USB disk, there will be a notification just as the Windows agent:
