AVG File Server User Manual Document revision 2015.08 (23.3.2015) C opyright AVG Technologies C Z, s.r.o. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Contents 1. Introduction 2 2. AVG Installation Requirements 3 2.1 Operation Systems Supported 3 2.2 File Servers Supported 3 2.3 Recommended Hardware Requirements 3 3. AVG Installation Process 4 3.1 Installation Launch 4 3.2 License Agreement 5 3.3 Activate Your License 5 3.4 Select Installation Type 6 3.5 Custom Install - Custom Options 7 3.6 Installation Completion 8 4. After installation 9 5. Document Scanner for MS SharePoint 11 5.1 Overview 11 5.2 Advanced Settings 13 6.
1. Introduction This user manual provides comprehensive documentation for AVG File Server. Congratulations on your purchase of AVG File Server! AVG File Server is one of a range of award winning AVG products designed to provide you with peace of mind and total security for your server. As with all AVG products AVG File Server has been completely redesigned, from the ground up, to deliver AVG’s renowned and accredited security protection in a new, more user friendly and efficient way.
2. AVG Installation Requirements 2.1. Operation Systems Supported AVG File Server is intended to protect workstations/servers with the following operating systems: Windows 2003 Server and Windows 2003 Server x64 Edition (Service Pack 1) Windows 2008 Server and Windows 2008 Server x64 Edition Windows 2008 Server R2 Edition Windows 2012 Server and Windows 2012 Server x64 Edition Windows 2012 Server R2 Edition (and possibly higher service packs for specific operating systems) 2.2.
3. AVG Installation Process To install AVG on your computer, you need to get the latest installation file. You can use the installation file from the CD that is a part of your box edition but this file might be out-of-date. Therefore we recommended getting the latest installation file online. You can download the file from the AVG website (at http:// www.avg.com/download?prd=msw).
3.2. License Agreement This dialog allows you to read the license conditions. Use the Printable version button to open the license text in a new window. Press the Accept button to confirm and continue to the next dialog. 3.3. Activate Your License In the Activate your License dialog you have to fill in your license number. Enter your license number into the License Number text field. The license number will be in the confirmation email that you received after purchasing your AVG on-line.
Press the Next button to continue the installation process. 3.4. Select Installation Type The Select type of Installation dialog offers the choice of two installation options: Express Install and Custom Install. For most users, it is highly recommended to keep to the Express Install that installs AVG in fully automatic mode with settings predefined by the program vendor. This configuration provides maximum security combined with the optimal use of resources.
have the possibility to do so directly in the AVG application. Custom Install should only be used by experienced users who have a valid reason to install AVG with nonstandard settings. E.g. to fit specific system requirements. Upon selecting the Custom Install, the Destination folder section appears in the lower part of the dialog. It allows you to specify the location where AVG should be installed. By default, AVG will be installed to the program files folder located on drive C:.
3.6. Installation Completion If you selected the Remote Admin component module during module selection, then the final screen will allow you to define the connection string for connecting to your AVG DataCenter. This dialog also allows you to decide whether you want to participate in the Product Improvement Program that collects anonymous information on detected threats in order to increase the overall Internet security level.
4. After installation Immediately after the installation is done, the AVG File Server main screen appears: This manual only deals with the AVG File Server specific features; all other components and settings are being described in the AVG Desktop manual. To access the main server components dialog, click the Server button (the one circled in red in the screenshot above).
To individually setup protection for your file server, follow the appropriate chapter: Document Scanner for MS SharePoint AVG for SharePoint Portal Server 10
5. Document Scanner for MS SharePoint 5.1. Overview The AVG for MS SharePoint Server 2003/2007/2010/2013 configuration options are fully integrated within the AVG File Server via the server components screen. The purpose of the Document Scanner for MS SharePoint server component (it is the only one available in this AVG edition) is to scan documents stored in MS SharePoint. If any viruses are detected, they are moved to the Virus Vault, or completely removed.
Here you can check messages divided into several tabs according to their severity. See configuration of individual components for amending the severity and reporting. By default there are displayed only results for the last two days. You can change the displayed period by amending the following options: o Show last - insert preferred days and hours. o Show selection - choose a custom time and date interval. o Show all - Displays results for the whole time period.
5.2. Advanced Settings 5.2.1. General settings To open the settings of Document Scanner for MS SharePoint, select the Settings button from the interface of the component. From the Server components list select the Document Scanner for MS SharePoint item: The Scanning properties section: Use Heuristics - check this box to enable heuristic analysis method during scanning.
The following options are available: Report password protected archives – archives (ZIP, RAR etc.) that are protected by password are not possible to scan for viruses; check the box to report these as potentially dangerous. Report password protected documents – documents protected by password are not possible to scan for viruses; check the box to report these as potentially dangerous.
any of the above categories. Use the roll-down menus to select an automatic action for each of them: None – a document containing such threat will be left alone. Heal - tries to heal the infected file/document. Move to Vault – every infected document will be moved into Virus Vault quarantine environment. Remove – a document where a virus is detected will be deleted.
6. AVG for SharePoint Portal Server This chapter deals with AVG maintenance on MS SharePoint Portal Server that can be considered a special type of a file server. 6.1. Program Maintenance AVG for SharePoint Portal Server uses the Microsoft SP VSAPI 1.4 virus-scanning interface for the protection of your server against possible virus infection. The objects on the server are tested for the presence of malware when they are downloaded and/or uploaded from or on the server by your users.
Choose the Operations option in the Central Administration main screen. A new dialog will appear. Now, select Antivirus item (in the Security Configuration section, see the screenshot below) to open the Antivirus dialog. MS SharePoint 2010/2013 Server Choose the Security option in the Central Administration main screen. A new dialog will appear: Select Manage antivirus settings item (in the General Security section) to open the Antivirus dialog. 6.3.
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MS SharePoint 2010/2013 Server Without regard to the look, the configuration options are completely identical to all supported SharePoint versions: Scan documents on upload – enable/disable the scanning of documents being uploaded Scan documents on download – enable/disable the scanning of documents being downloaded Allow users to download infected documents – allow/disallow users to download infected documents Attempt to clean infected documents – enable/disable automatic healing of infected documents (wh
7. FAQ and Technical Support Should you have any problems with your AVG, either business or technical, please refer to the FAQ section of the AVG website at http://www.avg.com. If you do not succeed in finding help this way, contact the technical support department by email. Please use the contact form accessible from the system menu via Help / Get help online.
