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MacOS Agent Installation Example

MacOS Agent Installation Example

  1. Create a policy plist file for the Persistent Agent:

    sudo cp /Library/Preferences/com.bradfordnetworks.bndaemon.plist /Library/Preferences/com.bradfordnetworks.bndaemon.policy.plist

  1. Set the agent configuration parameter values (replace fnac1.fortinet.com and fnac2.fortinet.com with the fully qualified FortiNAC appliance host name(s)):

    sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.bradfordnetworks.bndaemon.policy homeServer -string fnac1.fortinet.com

    sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.bradfordnetworks.bndaemon.policy allowedServers -string fnac1.fortinet.com,fnac2.fortinet.com

    sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.bradfordnetworks.bndaemon.policy restrictRoaming -integer 1

    sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.bradfordnetworks.bndaemon.policy ShowIcon -integer 0

    sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.bradfordnetworks.bndaemon.policy ClientStateEnabled -integer 0

    sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.bradfordnetworks.bndaemon.policy LoginDialogDisabled -integer 1

    sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.bradfordnetworks.bndaemon.policy securityEnabled -integer 1

  2. Install the newly created configuration file

    /Library/Preferences/com.bradfordnetworks.bndaemon.policy.plist

    With the Persistent Agent package

MacOS Agent Installation Example

  1. Create a policy plist file for the Persistent Agent:

    sudo cp /Library/Preferences/com.bradfordnetworks.bndaemon.plist /Library/Preferences/com.bradfordnetworks.bndaemon.policy.plist

  1. Set the agent configuration parameter values (replace fnac1.fortinet.com and fnac2.fortinet.com with the fully qualified FortiNAC appliance host name(s)):

    sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.bradfordnetworks.bndaemon.policy homeServer -string fnac1.fortinet.com

    sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.bradfordnetworks.bndaemon.policy allowedServers -string fnac1.fortinet.com,fnac2.fortinet.com

    sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.bradfordnetworks.bndaemon.policy restrictRoaming -integer 1

    sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.bradfordnetworks.bndaemon.policy ShowIcon -integer 0

    sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.bradfordnetworks.bndaemon.policy ClientStateEnabled -integer 0

    sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.bradfordnetworks.bndaemon.policy LoginDialogDisabled -integer 1

    sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.bradfordnetworks.bndaemon.policy securityEnabled -integer 1

  2. Install the newly created configuration file

    /Library/Preferences/com.bradfordnetworks.bndaemon.policy.plist

    With the Persistent Agent package