How to Prepare the Management Server to Manage Workgroup-joined Computers
Supporting the management of workgroup-joined computers requires additional configuration on the Essentials 2007 management server, as well as additional preparation on the managed computers. For more information about preparing the managed computers, see How to Install Agents on Workgroup-joined Computers.
To prepare the management server
A workgroup-joined computer must use a certificate to authenticate to the Essentials 2007 management server, which also must have its own certificate. For more information about the certificate requirements, see Certificates. You can obtain the certificates needed from either an enterprise certification authority (CA) or standalone certification authority.
Note
If the Essentials 2007 deployment is part of a Remote Operations Manager 2007 deployment, the Essentials 2007 management server is already using certificate-based authentication. In this case, workgroup-joined computers must have certificates issued from the same certification authority that issued the certificates used in the Remote Operations Manager 2007 deployment.
Import the certification authority certificate into the Trusted Root Certification Authority store on the Essentials 2007 management server using the steps described in How to Import a CA Certificate.
Obtain a certificate for the Essentials management server in PFX format and import it on the Essentials 2007 management server using the steps described in How to Import Certificates.
See Also
Tasks
How to Import a CA Certificate
How to Import Certificates
How to Install Agents on Workgroup-joined Computers