How to switch to unattended enrollment mode in an existing installation of AgentP for Windows

In this topic, you will learn how to switch an existing installation of Portnox AgentP for Windows to unattended enrollment mode by changing values in the Windows registry.

  1. Edit the AgentP registry settings.
    1. Open the Windows Registry Editor.
    2. In the left-hand pane, find and click on the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Portnox AgentP.
    3. In the right-hand side pane, double-click on the Mode entry.
    4. In the Edit String window, change the Value data to umode and click on the OK button.

    5. Close the Windows Registry Editor.
  2. Restart the AgentP service.
    1. Open the Services app.
    2. In the right-hand side pane, find the Portnox AgentP Client Service entry.
    3. Right-click on the Portnox AgentP Client Service entry and select the Restart option from the context menu.

    4. Close the Services app.

    Alternatively, reboot the device.

  3. Wait approximately 2 minutes until the device is re-enrolled in Portnox Cloud.

    If the device is not re-enrolled, try deactivating AgentP and activating it again.