Setup Summary for ActiveTransfer Agent

Step 1	Install ActiveTransfer Server, if not already installed. This is a prerequisite, without which ActiveTransfer Agent cannot function.
Step 2	Prepare ActiveTransfer Server for ActiveTransfer Agent by completing these tasks: Add a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) or an HTTP Secure (HTTPS) port that the agent instance will be able to access through the firewall. Add a user profile that the agent will use to connect to ActiveTransfer Server. Add the user name of the new user profile for the agent in the properties.cnf file located in the Integration Server_directory \instances\instance_name\packages\WmMFT\config folder. Register the Software AG Command Central instance in the CommandCentral.cnf properties file if you want to use Command Central to install ActiveTransfer Agent. For more information on these tasks, see Preparing ActiveTransfer Server for ActiveTransfer Agent Installation.
Step 3	Install ActiveTransfer Agents by using one these methods: Command Central Direct installation with Software AG Installer or an image of ActiveTransfer Agent installation For more information, see Installing ActiveTransfer Agent.
Step 4	Depending on how you have installed ActiveTransfer Agent, follow these steps: 1. If you have installed the agents through Command Central: a. Configure ActiveTransfer Server details for each agent. For more information, see Configuring ActiveTransfer Server Details for the Agent. b. Verify if the Command Central details are available in the CommandCentral.cnf file on the ActiveTransfer Server instance. For more information, see Preparing ActiveTransfer Server for ActiveTransfer Agent Installation. 2. If you have used the direct installation method, register ActiveTransfer Server details in the Installation_directory\profiles\MAG\configuration\ com.softwareag.platform.config.propsloader file on the agent's host machine. For more information, see Configuring the ActiveTransfer Server on the ActiveTransfer Agent Host.
Step 5	Register the installed agents on the ActiveTransfer Server instance in My webMethods: Administration > Integration > Managed File Transfer > Agent Management > Agents. For more information, see Synchronizing ActiveTransfer Agent Installations from Command Central and Registering ActiveTransfer Agents Directly Installed On Premise.
Step 6	Create agent groups on the ActiveTransfer Server instance in My webMethods: Administration > Integration > Managed File Transfer > Agent Management > Agent Groups. For more information, see Creating Agent Groups.
Step 7	Configure agent events in My webMethods: Administration > Integration > Managed File Transfer > Agent Management > Agent Events, and associate them with agent events. For more information, see Creating Agent Events.