Endpoint Detection & Response (MDR/MXDR) user guide

Discover how to effectively utilize endpoint detection to enhance your cybersecurity strategy and protect your organization from cyber threats in 2025.

Agent Deployment Overview 

SentinelOne supports multiple methods for deploying EDR Agents. Below you will find the instructions for accessing the portal, system requirements, and links to the deployment guides for supported operating systems. If you have questions during Agent Deployment, please contact your US Signal Implementation team for assistance. 

 

Portal Access 

During Implementation, the US Signal team will provide you with your credentials to access the EDR Portal. As part of the Implementation kickoff process, US Signal will provide your user accounts to access the portal. The EDR Portal can be accessed at: https://usea1-pax8-exsp.sentinelone.net/login. 

 

System Requirements

SentinelOne supports deployment on systems with the following underlying operating systems: Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. System Requirements and current OS compatibility can be found at: System Requirements (sentinelone.net) 

 

Site / Group Tokens

Site/Group tokens are necessary in order to join new agents to the console. These tokens are unique to your organization and can be found in the portal. The links below illustrate where to find these tokens. 

 

Installation Procedure

SentinelOne supports deployment using Desktop Management System, RMM Platform, Group Policy, or manual installation. 

 

Please see further installation instructions continued. 

Installing Agents (sentinelone.net)

 

 

Windows OS: 

 

Mac OS: 

Follow this link for installation help: Installing on macOS Endpoints (sentinelone.net) 

For Mac Installations the following steps must also be completed. Installing on macOS - Approving kext (sentinelone.net) 

 

Linux OS: 

Installing on Linux Endpoints (sentinelone.net) 

How to Install the Linux Agent using Yum (sentinelone.net) 

How to Install and Upgrade the Linux Agent with APT (sentinelone.net) 

If your company utilizes Ansible for infrastructure as Code Linux deployments the following guide will assist with deployment. 

Provisioning Linux Agents with sentinelctl and Ansible (sentinelone.net)