Prerequisites – LAD2
Introduction
Information about agents, features, and plugins that can be enabled for use in the LAD2 environment. Only the agent activation is mandatory to retrieve computer information in the CIQ ITAM and CIQ DEX portal; all other components are optional. See the documentation below:
Agents (Mandatory)
The “Desktop Agent” and “Server Agent” are responsible for collecting information from the computers and sending it to the Almaden cloud. If the necessary permissions are not granted, the computer data will not be sent to our cloud, and consequently, no data will be displayed on the CIQ ITAM or CIQ DEX portal.
Release Type: Mandatory
Note: The data can be sent either by the computers with agents themselves or exclusively through the Central Relay (the Central Relay will send all data from the agents that are directed to it).
Addresses and Ports
Windows and Linux
Address: lad2-receiver.almaden.app
Port: 443MacOS
Address: lad2-receiver.almaden.app
Port: 5500Note: The relays use “localhost” or the Central Relay address and the local port 1999 for application data communication.
Services
| Service Name | Display Name |
| AutomatosDesktopAgent | Automatos Desktop Agent |
| AutomatosServerAgent | Automatos Server Agent |
| AutomatosRelay | Automatos Relay |
Directories
- Architecture x64
- “C:\Program Files (x86)\Automatos\Desktop Agent”
- “C:\Program Files\Automatos\Automatos Server Agent”
- Architecture x32
- “C:\Program Files\Automatos\Desktop Agent
- “C:\Program Files\Automatos\Automatos Server Agent”
Proccess
- aengine.exe
- arelay.exe
Executables
- adacontrol.exe
- asacontrol.exe
- enumwindows.exe
- epc.exe
Resources – Optional
AAU (WAN Distribuition)
It is necessary to meet the requirements of this feature if you plan to use WAN (Wide Area Network) distribution for software deployment in the CIQ ITAM portal.
Release Type: Optional
Addresses and Ports
- Receives the instructions sent from the CIQ ITAM portal for execution on the target computers of the WAN distribution.
- Address: lad2-smartcenter.almaden.app
- Port: 443
Services
| Service Name | Display Name |
| Automatos Auto Update | Automatos Auto Update |
Directories
- Architecture x64
- “C:\Program Files (x86)\Automatos\Auto Update”
- Architecture x32
- “C:\Program Files\Automatos\Auto Update”
Proccess
- aau.exe
- aauinstaller.exe
Executables
- UninstallApp.exe
SRC Server (LAN distribuition)
This feature must be enabled if you plan to use LAN (Local Area Network) distribution with a Server Agent + ADW Plugin (Distribution Wizard).
Release Type: Optional
Addresses and Ports
- This feature is responsible for executing commands on the target computer sent through LAN (Local Area Network) distribution using the Server Agent + ADW Plugin (Distribution Wizard).
- Protocol: SMBv1
- Ports: 5900 445 and 139
Services
| Service Name | Display Name |
| asrcs | Automatos Secure Remote Control Server |
Directories
- Architecture x64
- “C:\Program Files (x86)\Automatos\Secure Remote Control”
- Architecture x32
- “C:\Program Files\Automatos\Secure Remote Control”
Proccess
- asrcs.exe
- asrcsc.exe
- dialog.exe
Executables
- asrcsce.exe
Software Uninstaller (ASU)
This feature must be enabled if you plan to use a blacklist for automatic software removal. It uses a user account created by ASU called “AutomatosASU0” to perform the automatic removal of the defined software.
Release Type: Optional
Addresses and Ports
- Protocol: SMBv1
- Ports: 5900 445 and 139
Services
| Service Name | Display Name |
| Uninstall | Automatos (R) Uninstall |
Directories
- Architecture x64
- “C:\Program Files (x86)\Automatos\Software Uninstaller”
- Architecture x32
- “C:\Program Files\Automatos\Software Uninstaller”
Proccess
- asu.exe
- arun.exe
Executables
- CopyUninstallLogFiles.exe
- ImpersonateUser.exe
- removebaidu.exe
Plugins – Optional
ADW (LAN distribuition)
This plugin is installed alongside the Server Agent to configure the directories and files that will be distributed via LAN (Local Area Network).
Release Type: Optional
Port
- Default port: 5900
- Requires a user account with Active Directory authentication
- Create a group in Active Directory named “Auto ADW SRC” as a Security group type (no specific permissions required).
- Add the user or service account to this group to authorize remote LAN distributions.
Netscan
The Netscan plugin can be installed only on the Desktop Agent. Its function is to scan the network and identify which computers do not have the Desktop Agent or Server Agent installed, listing them in CIQ ITAM as devices without the agent installed. It is not possible to collect any data other than the device name.
Release Type: Optional
Protocols
- SNMP, NBTSTAT, PING and SMB
- Allows you to define the interval at which the scan occurs (default: every 6 hours), or set it to run daily or weekly (once a week).
- Enables adding IPs or IP ranges to be scanned.
- Allows excluding specific IPs or IP ranges.
- Lets you set the number of contact attempts with the device.
SNMP
It is a plugin installed on the Server Agent and allows collecting information using the SNMPv2c protocol from this server on other devices in the network.
Release Type: Optional
Protocols
SNMP
Remote Access (SRA)
SRA (Remote Access) is an additional feature that requires a separate license from the CIQ ITAM and CIQ DEX solutions, allowing you to establish remote connections to computers.
Release Type: Optional
Addresses and Ports
- Address: remote.automatos.com
- Ports: 443
Services
| Service Name | Display Name |
| isl_always_on | Automatos Remote Control Server Service |
Directories
- Architecture x64
- “C:\Program Files (x86)\Automatos\Automatos Remote Control Server”
Proccess
- AutomatosRemoteControlServer.exe
- AutomatosRemoteControlServerMonitor.exe
- AutomatosRemoteControlServerTray.exe
Executables
- AutomatosRemoteControlServerStarter.exe
- AutomatosRemoteControlServerService.exe
- ISLLightFast.exe
- issc_cad32.exe
- issc_daemon.exe
- issc_lock_desktop.exe
- issc_optimize.exe
- issc_shell.exe
- issc_stream.exe
- mailopen.exe
- store_product_flags.exe
- unins000.exe
