Different Domain or Workgroup Authentication

However, if the console and agent are installed on computers in different domains, or in a Windows workgroup, you must create a user account on the agent computer for the console to use. This account must use the same credentials (username and password) as the user (logged-in) that started the console.

An example for the MSHOME workgroup

On the Console Computer

• In the MSHOME workgroup
• Logged in as JDoe
• ImageManager Console running

On the Agent Computer

• In the MSHOME workgroup
• Not logged in
• User account JDoe must exist
• Password for JDoe must be the same as user JDoe on the console computer.
• ImageManager Agent running (under the context of LocalSystem)

Important! In this scenario the agent computer must have an account named "JDoe". The password for the "JDoe" user account on the agent computer must be the same as the password for the "JDoe" user account on the console computer. This allows the ImageManager console to successfully authenticate to the ImageManager agent.