TilliT Edge Agent on Windows

Download the Installer

Download the Installer via the link below or by clicking the TilliT Edge Agent + Core on the Download Edge Page

https://tillit.cloud/assets/edge/windows/TilliTEdgeAgent-Setup.exetillit.cloud

The regular .exe install comes with all dependcy packages downloaded which is great for installing with zero internet connection and restrictive firewalls. If you require it, a Lightwweight version of the package is also distributed to download the depenancy packages at the time of installation.

Using the Installer

Installation Location

Getting your Edge resources

Upon creating your Edge, you will have downloaded a .zip file which contains nessecary files for securing your connection to TilliT IoT Cloud. Load the zip file into the installer on this page.

Proxy Configuration

The TilliT Edge Agent does not inherit any system configuration around usage of proxy. If the target system is behind a proxy, then it must be specified here so that it is correctly configured

NOTE - Edge makes use of mTLS connection. See here for more information on this.

Finish install

Then click "Install". This will unzip the file and configure the necessary files for you. It might take a while to finish and it may pause on a certain step before progressing.

The end screen should look like this if successful.

Verifying the installation

There are three spots to look out for to verify the installation was successful

Installer Log

The installer will log out any important info to an installer log file located in C:\Program Files\TilliT Edge Agent\installer.log

Open this file and verify that the last log line matches as per below, and that the rest of the log doesn't contain any errors

Windows Service

The installer will setup a Windows Service called greengrass. This is the agent running and will auto-start on system boot.

TilliT Edge Agent Logs

There are two log files which will provide important system information. You can find them here

C:\greengrass\v2\logs\greengrass.log

C:\greengrass\v2\logs\production-TilliTEdgeComponent.log