User guide

4.6.10 Proxy server setup

In large LAN networks, the connection of your computer to the Internet can be mediated by a proxy server. If this is the

case, the following settings need to be defined. Otherwise the program will not be able to update itself automatically.

In ESET Smart Security, proxy server setup is available in two different sections within the Advanced setup tree.

First, proxy server settings can be configured in Advanced setup under Tools > Proxy server. Specifying the proxy

server at this level defines global proxy server settings for all of ESET Smart Security. Parameters here will be used by all

modules requiring connection to the Internet.

To specify proxy server settings for this level, select the Use proxy server checkbox and then enter the address of the

proxy server into the Proxy server field, along with the Port number of the proxy server.

If communication with the proxy server requires authentication, select the Proxy server requires authentication

checkbox and enter a valid Username and Password into the respective fields. Click the Detect proxy server button to

automatically detect and populate proxy server settings. The parameters specified in Internet Explorer will be copied.

NOTE: This feature does not retrieve authentication data (username and password); it must be supplied by you.

Proxy server settings can also be established within Advanced update setup (Update branch of the Advanced setup

tree). This setting applies for the given update profile and is recommended for laptops that often receive virus signature

updates from different locations. For more information about this setting, see section Advanced update setup.

4.6.11 Alerts and notifications

ESET Smart Security supports sending emails if an event with the selected verbosity level occurs. Click the Send event

notifications by email checkbox to enable this feature and activate email notifications.

SMTP server – The SMTP server used for sending notifications.

Note: SMTP servers with SSL/TLS encryption are not supported by ESET Smart Security.

SMTP server requires authentication – If the SMTP server requires authentication, these fields should be filled in with

a valid username and password granting access to the SMTP server.

Sender address – This field specifies the sender address which will be displayed in the header of notification emails.

Recipient address – This field specifies the recipient address which will be displayed in the header of notification emails.

Send event notifications to LAN computers by means of Messenger service – Select this checkbox to send messages

to LAN computers via the Windows® messaging service.

Send notifications to the following computers (delimited by a comma) – Enter the names of computers that will