Caution Do not change settings for the AGPM Service through Administrative Tools and Services in the operating system. Doing this can prevent the AGPM
Service from starting. For information about how to change settings for the
service, see Help for Advanced Group Policy Management.
Step 2: Install AGPM Client Each Group Policy administrator—anyone who creates, edits, deploys, reviews, or deletes
GPOs—must have AGPM Client installed on computers that they use to manage GPOs. For this
scenario, you install AGPM Client on at least one computer. You do not need to install AGPM
Client on the computers of end users who do not perform Group Policy administration.
1. Start the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack CD and follow the instructions on screen
to select Advanced Group Policy Management - Client.
2. In the Welcome dialog box, click Next.
3. In the Microsoft Software License Terms dialog box, accept the terms and then click
Next.
4. In the Application Path dialog box, select a location in which to install AGPM Client.
Click Next.
5. In the AGPM Server dialog box, type the DNS name or IP address for the AGPM Server
and the port to which you want to connect. The default port for the AGPM Service is
4600. Do not clear the Allow Microsoft Management Console through the firewall check box unless you manually configure port exceptions or use rules to configure port
exceptions. Click Next.
6. In the Languages dialog box, select one or more display languages to install for AGPM
Client.
To install AGPM Client on the computer of a Group Policy administrator
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7. Click Install, and then click Finish to exit the Setup Wizard.