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Granting access to an agent for remotely accessing a device with macOS



On devices with macOS, it is mandatory to grant access to the BMC Client Management agent before starting a remote control session.

This authorization applies to the clients running on mac OS X 10.14 and later releases.

To grant access to an agent for remotely accessing a macOS device

  1. When you launch a remote control request on a computer with macOS Catalina, a popup is displayed for granting permission to BMC Client Management agent for administering the computer. Click OK.
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  2. The Screen Recording popup is displayed for granting permission to BMC Client Management agent for recording the computer's screen. Click Open System Preferences.
    macOS_screen2.png
    The Security and Privacy window is displayed. 
  3. From Screen Recording >Privacy, select BCM Agent from the list of applications.
    macOS_screen3.png
  4. If you get a popup asking you to choose quit BCM Agent now or later, click Later
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    Now the agent can see the computer screen for a remote session but cannot control it.
  5. The Accessibility Access popup is displayed for granting permission to BMC Client Management agent for controlling the computer.
    Click Open System Preferences.
    macOS_screen5.png
  6. From Accessibility > Privacy, select the BCM agent from the list of applications and click the + button.
    macOS_screen6.png
    Now the agent can control the computer for a remote session.

For agentless devices, at the end of the remote session, go back to System Preferences > Accessibility > Privacy and remove the BCM agent from the list of apps. This step is mandatory for establishing a new remote control session. For devices with agent, this step is performed only if you reinstall the agent.

 

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