Turn On Security for a System

After general deployment of Intel Packet Protect, you might need to turn security on for a system if the system is new and has not had Intel Packet Protect installed before. Or, you might need to manually turn Intel Packet Protect on for an existing system if Intel Packet Protect was turned off previously.

To Install Security for a New System

If a new system requires Intel Packet Protect, follow the installation instructions.

To Manually Turn On Security for an Existing System

After installation, Intel Packet Protect is designed to start automatically upon system startup. If for some reason Intel Packet Protect isn't running, you can restart it.

If you manually turned off security for a client and now want to turn it back on, make sure you reverse whatever method you used to turn it off. To turn off Intel Packet Protect at a client, see Turn Security Off for a System.

Windows NT:

Windows 98 or Windows ME:

The following method turns on Intel Packet Protect:

  1. From the Start menu, select: Settings > Control Panel.

  2. Double-click Services.

  3. Select: Intel Policy Agent and click Start.

Here is an alternate method of starting up Intel Packet Protect:

  1. Log in as the administrator (or another user with administration rights).

  2. Open a DOS window.

  3. Type the command: net start pagent
    Windows NT confirms that pagent has started.

  4. Close the DOS window.

If Intel Packet Protect has been shut off using the "startipsec" utility, the following method turns it back on:

From the Start menu, select: Programs > Intel Packet Protect > Packet Protect Monitor

If Intel Packet Protect has been shut off using the "Enable IPSec" option in the PROSet II, the following method turns it back on: 

  1. From the Start menu, select: Settings > Control Panel

  2. Open PROSet II

  3. Right-click on the adapter and select "Enable IPSec".

  4. Click OK.

  5. Reboot the system.

If Intel Packet Protect is not running, and you did not manually turn it off using one of the methods described above, try rebooting the system. If Intel Packet Protect does not start up, check the Troubleshooting section.

To Enable IPSec

Also make sure that IPSec is enabled:

  1. From the Start menu, select: Settings > Control Panel

  2. Open the PROSET II control panel.

  3. Right-click on the adapter name

  4. Ensure that "Enable IPSec" is selected.

  5. Click OK.


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