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# Appendix B - Agents Configuration Format
N2W allows configuring remote and local agents from the UI. See section [6.1.2](/user-guide/6-windows-instances-backup.md#6-1-2-downloading-and-distributing-the-agents-configuration).
* The configuration in the text box needs to be in ‘INI’ format.
* According to the section header, N2W will pass the key-value pairs to the appropriate agents.
* Each agent writes the set of key-value pairs it receives for a section to its configuration file and restarts to reload the configuration.
**To configure agents:**
1. Select 
**Server Settings** > **Agents Configuration**.
2. Write the configuration in the text box with the section header followed by its key-pair, as shown in the sample rules below.
3. Select **Publish**.
The following sample rules show how to configure relevant agents:
* Pass configuration to **all remote agents of** a given **policy**. The following will pass the key-value `max_seconds_to_wait_for_vss=100` to all remote agents that belong to the policy by the name ‘`p1`’:
```
[policy__p1]
max_seconds_to_wait_for_vss=100
```
* Pass configuration to a **specific remote** agent. The following will pass the key-value `max_seconds_to_wait_for_vss=100` to the remote agent whose AWS instance ID is ‘`agent_id` ‘:
```
[agent__agent_id]
max_seconds_to_wait_for_vss=100
```
* Pass configuration to **all** **remote** agents. The following will pass the key-value `max_seconds_to_wait_for_policy=600` to all remote agents:
```
[all_remote_agents]
max_seconds_to_wait_for_policy=600
```
* Pass configuration to a **local** agent. The following will pass the key-value `max_seconds_to_wait_for_policy=600` to the local agent:
```
[local_agent]
max_seconds_to_wait_for_policy=600
```
One or more instances of all of the above can be pasted together to the text box in the **Agent Configuration** screen. On **Publish**, N2W iterates over all sections and passes the relevant configuration to each agent.
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