The Local Agent is designed to be installed on a Windows 64-bit or Windows 32-bit operating system. The downloaded Local Agent package must be extracted before it can be installed and then activated.

Installing the agent manually

To manually install the Local Agent, execute the Local Agent msi file. Follow the on-screen prompts. After the installation has completed, the Local Agent must be activated.

Note:  The Local Agent msi file must be executed from the same folder as the configuration .ini files.



1. Run the Local Agent MSI file.



2. Follow the instructions on the computer screen.

Activating the agent manually



1. To manually activate the Local Agent, find and open the Lexmark Local Agent entry in the Windows menu.

   


2. Enter the activation code, and then click Activate Agent.

   

   The following message appears

   

   If the activation of the Local Agent fails, then the following message appears:

   

   Make sure that the activation code is correct, or generate a new activation code.

Activating the agent during installation

You can configure the Local Agent to automatically activate during installation by adding the activation code to the LocalAgentConfig.ini file.



1. Unzip the installation package.



2. Open the LocalAgentConfig.ini file in a text editor.



3. Under the [IOT_HUB] block, add the CS_ACTIVATION_CODE parameter.



4. Enter the activation code generated from Lexmark Cloud Services as the value of the parameter.

   Sample code:

   [IOT_HUB]   CS_ACTIVATION_CODE=ab23ftcd-12dt-edte-123hdtdk-ttrbd



5. Save the LocalAgentConfig.ini  file.



6. Run the Local Agent MSI file.

Notes:

• The Local Agent msi file must be executed from the same folder as the configuration ini files.
• If the activation code has expired, or was incorrectly copied into the LocalAgentConfig.ini file, then the Local Agent is installed, but is not activated. To verify the activation status of the Local Agent, click Agents > Local Agents.