---
title: "Managing a CTERA Agent"
slug: "managing-a-ctera-agent-2-1"
tags: ["Windows", "Protect", "Agent", "Share", "7.12", "Drive"]
status: "new"
updated: 2026-01-07T07:59:55Z
published: 2026-02-09T13:07:17Z
canonical: "kb.ctera.com/managing-a-ctera-agent-2-1"
---

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# Managing a CTERA Agent

There are several management options:

- End users can manage their local CTERA Agent from the Windows machine using the user interface described in [Managing the CTERA Agent From the User Interface](/v1/docs/managing-the-ctera-agent-from-the-user-interface-2-1).
- End users can manage their local CTERA Agent from the Windows machine from the command line, described in [Managing the CTERA Agent From the Command Line](/v1/docs/managing-the-ctera-agent-from-the-command-line-1-1).
- CTERA Portal administrators can manage each user's CTERA Agent from the CTERA Portal user interface.