Prerequisites 

Roles required to perform this action:

• Organization Owner

• Organization Admin

• Device Admin

• Admin in Endpoint Central account

Overview     

The Zoho Directory agent connects each device to the organization's directory, ensuring that the device password remains synchronized with the user's Zoho Accounts password. This enables users to log in to both their devices and web applications with a single password.

In large organizations, manually installing the Zoho Directory agent on each device can be time-consuming. To simplify this process, Zoho Directory provides an automated deployment option, allowing the Zoho Directory agent to be installed on multiple devices at once, saving time and effort.

The Automatic Installation process is as follows:

1. Get the details from Zoho Directory

2. Configure PPPC in Endpoint Central

3. Configure Script in Endpoint Central

Scenario     

Zylker, an organization with 10,000 employees, uses Zoho Directory to manage device and web application access. Usually, the IT team manually installed the Directory Agent on each device, which was time-consuming. To streamline this process, Zylker utilizes Zoho Directory’s automated deployment option, the IT team uploads a script or configuration file to the Zoho Admin Console, which automates the installation of the Zoho Directory Agent on all the devices.

Once installed, the Zoho Directory Agent ensures the device password is synchronized with the user's Zoho account password. For instance, if an employee changes his Zoho password, the Directory Agent automatically updates the password across all his devices, simplifying device management and maintaining secure access to applications. This automation reduces manual effort and ensures consistency across devices.