Interactive Installation on Windows

The Windows interactive install uses a standard InstallShield wizard that asks you a series of questions during the installation. You can also install CTE using a silent installer which pre-packages the install information. This allows you to install CTE on a large number of hosts. (For more information, see Silent Installation on Windows).

After you install CTE, you are prompted to register it immediately with a key manager. CTE must be registered with a key manager before you can protect any of the devices on the host. However, you may postpone the registration if you plan to register CTE later.

The following procedure describes how to install the CTE Agent on the host and then register the CTE Agent with a CipherTrust Manager..

1. Log on to the host as a Windows user with System Administrator privileges.

2. Copy the CTE installation file onto the Windows system.

3. Double-click the installation file. The InstallShield Wizard for CipherTrust Transparent Encryption opens.

4. Verify the version of CTE you are installing and click Next.

5. On the License Agreement page, accept the License Agreement and click Next.

6. On the Destination Folder page, click Next to accept the default folder or click Change to select a different folder. When you are done, click Next.

   • Thales recommends that you install CTE in the default installation directory, C:\Program Files\Vormetric\DataSecurityExpert\agent\
   • You must install the CTE Agent on the same drive as Windows. For example, if Windows is installed on the C: drive, you must install the CTE Agent on the C: drive.

7. On the Ready to Install page, click Install. When the installation is finished, the Install Shield Wizard Completed window opens.

8. On the InstallShield Wizard Completed page, make sure the Register CipherTrust Transparent Encryption now option is selected and click Finish.