Setting Up SOTI Cloud Link Agent

Before you begin

Disconnect and uninstall any pre-existing SOTI Cloud Link Agent installations.

About this task

To configure SOTI Cloud Link Agent for SOTI Identity:

Procedure

  1. Download the SOTI Cloud Link Agent installer (CloudLinkAgentInstaller_v2.0.msi) to your computer.
  2. Run the installer.
    1. Click Next to start the wizard.
    2. Read the end-user license agreement and select I accept the terms in the license agreement. Click Next.
    3. Enter the file path where you want to install SOTI Cloud Link Agent. Click Next.
      The default installation folder is C:\Program Files\SOTI\CloudLink\.
    4. Click Install to begin the installation.
Configure SOTI Cloud Link Agent
  1. On the computer where SOTI Cloud Link Agent is installed, open PowerShell and run it as an administrator.
    This procedure has not been verified on PowerShell versions after PowerShell 6.0.
  2. In the PowerShell command line interface, type New-CloudLinkClient clientName and press Enter to run the command.
    clientName is the name of the client. For example, New-CloudLinkClient User-1. The client name can be any length or set of characters.
    The Client ID and Client Secret will appear. Record them somewhere safe. You'll need them to connect the SOTI ONE application to SOTI Cloud Link Agent.
  3. Type Set-CloudLinkTokenSigner and press Enter.
  4. When prompted, enter a password for the SOTI Cloud Link Agent client and press Enter to set up the SOTI Cloud Link Agent token signer.
    This password is the token signing certificate export password which protects the client's signing certificate. The password can be any length or series of characters.
    PowerShell Command line with commands to configure SOTI Cloud Link Agent
  5. Optional: To verify the signing certificate was created, type Get-CloudLinkTokenSignerInfo and press Enter to retrieve the token signer information.
    The token signer information returns information for the following:
    • Issuer Name
    • Serial Number
    • Valid After
    • Expires
  6. Close the PowerShell window.
  7. Open Windows Services from the Start menu and restart the SOTI Cloud Link Agent Service.

Results

SOTI Cloud Link Agent is now ready to be connected to your LDAP connection in SOTI Identity.

Tip: Learn about the other ways you can modify your SOTI Cloud Link Agent at PowerShell Commands.

What to do next

Add the SOTI Cloud Link Agent to your SOTI Identity account.