Alternative methods to Install the Interactive Testing Agent

Tricentis provides alternative methods of installing the Interactive Testing Agent in case the installation via the Auto Installer doesn't suit your needs.

This chapter gives an overview of the advantages of each Interactive Testing Agent installer edition and provides installation instructions.

Learn about the Installer editions

There are three different Interactive Testing Agent installer editions: the Auto Installer, the Bundled Installer and the Admin Installer.

Interactive Testing Agent editions

Auto Installer

Tricentis recommends to try this installer first as it provides an automatic installation. The Auto Installer starts when you join a session and downloads a testing agent automatically. For more information, see chapter "Install the Interactive Testing Agent via the Auto Installer".

Bundled Installer

The Bundled Installer already contains a testing agent, therefore no agent download from the server is required. You need an invitation from your Test Manager to use the Bundled Installer.

Admin Installer

Using the Admin Installer requires administrator rights.

The administrative installer already contains a testing agent and installs it for all users on your machine. You can download this installer in the Installer Comparison section.

The administrative installer enables domain administrators to install the Interactive Testing Agent on multiple machines in a network domain. This type of installation is generally most useful in large scale deployment scenarios where the Interactive Testing Agent must be installed for a large number of users on multiple machines. If your environment prevents the download or installation of the Interactive Testing Agent for some reasons, you can also use this setup to install the Agent manually.

Installer Comparison

In the Installer Comparison section, you can see a detailed overview of the different installer editions and download them.

Interactive Testing Agent installer comparison

Navigate to the agent installer editions

To navigate to the agent installer editions, follow the steps below:

  1. Open the Interactive Testing Agent website http(s)://<Server Address>/interactive/invite<sessionid> . Tricentis recommends using Internet Explorer.

  2. Click on the Installers button on the website.

Interactive Testing Agent installers

As a result, the Interactive Testing Agent navigates you to the Installer Comparison page.

Install the Interactive Testing Agent via the Admin Installer

To install the Interactive Testing Agent via the Admin Installer, follow the steps below:

  1. Open the Interactive Testing Server website http(s)://<Server Address>/interactive/ in your default browser and click on the Installers button.

  2. On the Installer Comparison page, click Download at the bottom of the Admin Installer column.

  3. Open the downloaded InteractiveTestingAdminAgentSetup.exe file to start the installation of the Interactive Testing Server and confirm the Windows security warnings.

The Interactive Testing Agent Setup Wizard opens and guides you through the installation process.

Interactive Testing Agent Admin installer start

  1. Click Next to start with the installation.

  2. Define the Installation Directory and the Local Session Data Directory. You must define directories that you have the required access rights to.

    The default installation directory is %ProgramFilesFolder%\Tricentis\Interactive Testing.

    The local session data directory is %LOCALAPPDATA%\Tricentis\InteractiveTesting.

Interactive Testing Agent Admin installer location

  1. Click Next to continue.

  2. In the subsequent dialog, click Install. The Wizard installs the Interactive Testing Agent.

  1. Click Finish to complete the installation.