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# Assigning Agents to Build Groups During Installation

> For Enterprise Edition only

You can assign an Agent to a Build Group during its installation via:

* Silent installation

* Setup wizard

<Note>
  The Build Group must already exist.
</Note>

## Enabling Assignment

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In order to assign an Agent to a Build Group during installation, enable this option on the Coordinator.

**To enable the assignment:**

1. Go to **Coordinator > Coordinator Settings > Coordinator > API Access** and select **Allow Agents self registration to Build Group**.

2. Click **OK**.

## Assigning an Agent via the Silent Installer

Use the option:/Agent:Group=\{Group name}

If a \{Group name} is not specified, or if a non-existent group name is provided, the Agent is assigned to the **Default** Build Group.

**To assign an Agent to a Build Group via the Automated Installer:**

* Use the command, adding the \{Group name} value:

  IBSetupConsole.exe /Install /Components=Agent /Coordinator=\{COORDINATORNAME} /Agent:Group=\{Group name} \[General Options] \[Agent Options]

  For example:

  IBSetupConsole.exe /Install /Components=Agent /Coordinator=win10-1 /Agent:Group=QA

**To install both a Coordinator and an Agent:**

* Use the following command, adding the \{Group name} value:

  IBSetupConsole.exe /Install /Components=Coordinator,Agent /Coordinator=\{COORDINATORNAME} /Agent:Group=\{Group name} \[General Options] \[Agent Options]

**To install an Agent with a Single-Use VM license:**

* Use the command, adding the \{Group name} value:

  IBSetupConsole.exe /Install /Components=Agent,oneuse /Coordinator=\{COORDINATORNAME} /Agent:Group=\{Group name} \[General Options] \[Agent Options]

## Assigning an Agent via the Setup Wizard

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**To assign an Agent to a Build Group via the Setup wizard:**

1. Double-click the Incredibuild Setup file to start the Agent installation.

2. Follow the Setup wizard instructions, and click **Next** until you reach the **Coordinator Selection** page.

3. Select **Connect Agent to existing Coordinator**, and in the **Network name** field, enter the Coordinator IP address or hostname.

4. Click the **Advanced** arrow and then, from the **Assign this to Build Group** dropdown list, select the required Build Group.

5. Click **Next** and continue to follow the wizard instructions until you complete the Agent installation