User`s guide

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You can control the service manually using these
commands:
NOD32RA.EXE –INSTALLSERVICE
NOD32RA.EXE –REMOVESERVICE
During installation, the program will ask for the
location of the license key, i.e. of the le called nod32.
lic, which contains information about its owner, its expiry
date as well as about the number of users, for which the
RAS was purchased. You can copy the key later into the
directory C:\Program Files\Eset\RA\Server (it is activated
after restarting the NOD32 Remote Administration Server
service). Information included in the key can be seen
in Help / About / Server Options after connecting to the
server with the console.
During the expert installation, the name of the server,
under which workstations in the network recognize it, is
required. If not stated otherwise, the server is presented
under the name of the PC where it is located.
Please pay attention when entering the name of the
server. This name is used for example by nod32installer
providing remote installation of NOD32 on workstations.
If RAS would not have been visible under this name, the
remote installation could fail.
We recommend entering the DNS name of the server.
chapter 2 / Centralized management – NOD32 Remote Administrator
Also NOD32 for Windows Antivirus System is
supposed to be running on the same PC – connected
to the Internet. Its virus signature database serves as
a detector of the most recent for the databases present
on the workstation.
NOD32 Remote Administrator Console (from now
on only referred to as RAC) serves for accessing the
information retrieved by RAS from the workstations with
the NOD32 installation. It is advised to install RAC on
workstations, from which the administrator will access RAS.
The installation begins after running the le
raconsnten.exe (console for Windows NT/2000/XP/2003)
or racons98en.exe (console for Windows 95/98/ME).
To complete the setup procedure, congure also
the workstations with NOD32 for Windows, which will
communicate with RAS. Remote administration therefore
must be enabled on the workstations with NOD32 for
Windows in the menu NOD32 Control Center / NOD32
System Tools / NOD32 System Setup / Setup – Remote
Administration. Enter the name or IP address of the RA
server, or change the interval between connections (5
minutes by default). Communication between NOD32 (or
NOD 32 Control Center) on the workstation and RAS takes
place by default on TCP port 2222.
Connecting to server using console
interface
The console connects to RAS after entering the
RAS IP address in menu Tools / Console Options (the
Connection tab) and clicking on the Connect button.
Select the option Connect to selected server on the console
startup provides automatic connection to selected RAS
after starting the console.
Enter your access data to chosen RAS during
connection. By default the password dialog box is blank
– it is advised to dene your password in the menu
File / Change Password…
The console can remember passwords – check the
Remember password checkbox during entering – but it
is recommended to leave this option disabled for security
reasons. If it is already enabled and you do not want the
passwords to be lled in automatically by the console,
then check File / Clear Cached Passwords.