# WLOC Administration Console Online Help

# Shut down Agents

Before you begin

Review Configure and manage Agents.

To shut down an Agent using the Agents page:

1. Access the Agents page in one of the following ways:
   - Click the Inventory tab in the WLOC navigation bar and click Agents.
   - Click the Agents tab in the WLOC navigation bar.
   - Click the Home tab in the WLOC navigation bar and click Agents under Manage Configuration.

   Tip: You can also shut down Agents by right-clicking an agent and selecting Shutdown on the context menu. The Manage Agent states is changed to `Unknown` in the Agents table.

2. To filter the list of Agents, enter Column=Value in the text box and click Filter.

   Column specifies the table column name on which you want to filter, and defaults to Name. Value specifies a string value on which to filter the contents. To clear the filter, click Clear Filter.

3. Click the check box next to each Agent that you want to shut down.
4. Click Shutdown.

   The selected Agents are shut down. The Manage Agent states is changed to `Unknown` in the Agents table.

After you finish

You can restart an Agent, as described in Starting and Stopping the Controller and Agents.