# User Guide

## Manually Deploy Guardian Agent

When activating domains using proxy servers, you must Manually Deploy the Guardian Agents. The Guardian Agent is a light weight web application. It is included in the .plugins directory of your Guardian installation in WebLogic Server 8 and 9 versions. The following steps summarize how to manually install and deploy Guardian Agents.

- Set up your browser for proxy access:

- Mozilla:

- Go to Tools, Options, General, Connection Settings.
- Select Manual Proxy Configuration.
- Enter the proxy server's host name and listen port.

- Internet Explorer:

- Go to Tools, Internet Options, Connections, LAN Settings.
- Select Use a proxy server for your LAN.
- Enter the proxy server's host name and listen port.

- Login to your domain console:

- Use the domain's URL and listen port, for example, http://guardian-dev:7001/console
- Go to Deployments, select Web Application Modules
- If there's a bea-guardian-agent web application listed already, delete it by clicking the trash can icon.

- Deploy the Guardian Agent Web Application:

- Select Deploy a New Web Application Module....
- Select upload your file(s).
- Click the Browse... button.
- Navigate to .plugins/com.bea.guardian.agent.weblogic* in your Guardian installation directory. Select either weblogic8 or weblogic9. Select the bea-guardian-agent.war file.
- Click the Upload button.
- Select the bea-guardian-agent.war module.
- Click the Target Module button.
- Click the Deploy button.

Once the Guardian Agent has been deployed, you can activate your proxy server domain.

#### Related Concepts

- Domain
- Guardian Agent

#### Related Reference

- Domain Activation Wizard

#### Related Getting Started

- Installation