> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.gorelo.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Remote management overview

> Use the Gorelo Agent for asset monitoring and Gorelo Connect for remote control, with comparison tables and deployment guides for both technician and assets.

Gorelo provides a range of remote management features for accessing and controlling remote machines. In this section, you can find guides on essential features like:

* **The Gorelo Agent:** essential software for asset management and monitoring.
* **Gorelo Connect:** a remote control and file explorer tool to remotely access the machines.

## How to start remote management with Gorelo

There are two main steps to get started with remote management in Gorelo, in that order:

1. Deploy the **Gorelo Agent** to your clients' devices to monitor their systems. When you deploy the Gorelo Agent, you automatically install Gorelo Connect on the computer you want to monitor. [Learn how to deploy the Gorelo Agent here](/deploy-gorelo-agent).
2. Install **Gorelo Connect** on your technician’s computer to access the remote machines from it. [Learn how to install Gorelo Connect on the technician’s side here](/install-gorelo-connect).

### Gorelo Agent vs. Gorelo Connect

The following table outlines the key differences between the Gorelo Agent and Gorelo Connect, two essential components of Gorelo's remote management solution:

| Feature                                       | Gorelo Agent                                  | Gorelo Connect                                   |
| --------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| Monitoring                                    | ✅                                             | ❌                                                |
| Remote access and control for technicians.    | ❌                                             | ✅                                                |
| Installed on Technician Computer              | ❌                                             | ✅                                                |
| Installed on Client Computer                  | ✅                                             | ✅ (installed alongside the Gorelo Agent)         |
| Asset tracking                                | ✅                                             | ❌                                                |
| Client/location association                   | ✅                                             | ❌                                                |
| Screen sharing, remote control, file browsing | ❌                                             | ✅                                                |
| Deployment method                             | PowerShell or manual install (Windows/macOS). | Policies/ **Connect** button from the dashboard. |
| Relationship                                  | Required for broader device management.       | Works alongside the Gorelo Agent.                |

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  <Card title="Deploy the Gorelo Agent" icon="alien-8bit" href="/deploy-gorelo-agent">
    Install the Gorelo Agent on your clients' devices to monitor their systems.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Install Gorelo Connect" icon="wifi" href="/install-gorelo-connect">
    Install Gorelo Connect on your technician’s computer to remotely access and control your clients' machines.
  </Card>
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## Remote management features

Once you've connected the devices to Gorelo with the Agent and Gorelo Connect, you're ready to explore the remote management features that Gorelo provides.

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  <Card title="Uptime" icon="chart-mixed" href="/create-an-uptime-check">
    Monitor the availability and performance of your devices.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Scripts" icon="terminal" href="/write-and-test-a-script">
    Write and test scripts to automate tasks.
  </Card>
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  <Card title="Policies" icon="flask" href="/deploy-policy-on-all-assets">
    Distribute checks, plugins, and scripts to assets based on asset tags.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Assets" icon="tag" href="/group-assets-with-tags">
    Group and manage your assets using tags.
  </Card>
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## Script examples

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    <Card title="Write to a custom asset field" icon="terminal" href="/write-to-a-custom-asset">
      Useful for things such as BitLocker keys, rotating local admin passwords, and third-party UID’s.
    </Card>
  </Column>

  <Column>
    <Card title="Install software via custom client fields" icon="terminal" href="/install-via-custom-fields">
      Install SentinelOne, Cove, DNSFilter, etc.
    </Card>
  </Column>
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  <Column>
    <Card title="Integrate with existing remote access tools" icon="terminal" href="/existing-remote-access-tools">
      Integrate other tools in Gorelo, like Splashtop, AnyDesk, TeamViewer, etc.
    </Card>
  </Column>

  <Column>
    <Card title="Create a Windows 11 compatible assets list" icon="terminal" href="/windows-11">
      Create a list of assets that are Windows 11 compatible or not.
    </Card>
  </Column>
</Columns>

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    <Card title="Rotate local admin passwords" icon="terminal" href="/rotate-local-admin-passwords">
      Set up automatic local admin password rotation in Gorelo.
    </Card>
  </Column>

  <Column>
    <Card title="Install Slide Agent for backups" icon="terminal" href="/install-slide-agent-for-backups">
      Create a script with Slide.
    </Card>
  </Column>
</Columns>

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  <Column>
    <Card title="Use variables at runtime" icon="terminal" href="/use-variables-at-runtime">
      Send a WOL packet to a MAC address entered at runtime.
    </Card>
  </Column>

  <Column>
    <Card title="Example Prompt to Generate a Script with AI" icon="terminal" href="/example-prompt-to-generate-a-script-with-ai">
      Use an AI assistant to create a script that uses GoreloAction.
    </Card>
  </Column>
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