Management Edition Getting Started Guide Version 2.
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Table of Contents Chapter 1. Introducing the Management Edition Program . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 What is the Management Edition program? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 How does the Management Edition program work? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Management Edition program features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Table of Contents Running the Management Console (initial use) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Installing the master repository . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Installing anti-virus components in the Repository . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Understanding the Management Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Menu bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Toolbar . . .
Introducing the Management Edition Program 1 1 Introduction As a network administrator, your time is valuable. You’re responsible for maintaining your corporate network at its optimum. The Management Edition program solves your need for timely, efficient, and cost-effective enterprise-wide anti-virus software distribution. With it, you can seamlessly install, configure, and manage anti-virus software for remote networked machines within anti-virus domains that you create.
Introducing the Management Edition Program You can install the Management Edition program on the local hard disk drive of the administrator’s workstation. You will need a Microsoft Windows NT Domain Administrator account. NOTE: You must install the Management Console and the Management Server only on a Windows NT system. (The Management Console runs only on Windows NT 4.0, and the Management Server runs on Windows NT 3.51 or later.
Introducing the Management Edition Program Management Edition program features This version of the Management Edition program builds on the strengths of previous versions, extending the established functionality and providing new features to help you manage your network anti-virus solutions. See the WHATSNEW.TXT file included with the software for a full list of new features and information on the latest changes. New functionality • The Management Edition program now supports NetShield for NetWare v4.1.
Introducing the Management Edition Program Automated software distribution • The Management Console enables enhanced distribution speeds to a large number of machines and efficiently stores domain and machine information as registry entries (not .INI files). • An enhanced Batch Install method lets desktop and laptop users initiate an update upon login for fast installation of anti-virus software and updates.
Introducing the Management Edition Program Conventions used in this guide The following describes the typeface conventions used in this guide: Bold Menu names, commands, buttons, and dialog box options are shown in a bold sans-serif font. Sans-serif font Folder, icon, and computer key names, as well as screen text on the software, are shown in a sans-serif font. Keystrokes Text that the user must type in as a command or as a text box entry (e.g., a pathname) is shown in a monospaced font.
Introducing the Management Edition Program If the automated services do not have the answers you need, contact Network Associates at one of the following numbers Monday through Friday between 6:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. Pacific time.
Introducing the Management Edition Program Reporting new items for anti-virus data file updates Network Associates anti-virus software offers you the best available detection and removal capabilities, including advanced heuristic scanning that can detect new and unnamed viruses as they emerge. Occasionally, however, an entirely new type of virus that is not a variation on an older type can appear on your system and escape detection.
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Installing the Management Edition Program 2 2 System requirements Before installing the Management Edition program, verify that your system has the features shown below, then consider the installation scenarios on page 16.
Installing the Management Edition Program • For anti-virus domain member machines: Windows NT Server or Workstation, v3.51 or later; Windows 95; Windows 98; Windows for Workgroups 3.11; Windows 3.1; and Novell NetWare v3.12 or later • For most machines: a Microsoft peer networking client (except Windows 3.
Installing the Management Edition Program You can install the Management Console program on a machine’s local hard disk drive, or on a shared directory on a file server. Installing it to a file server allows you to run it from different machines that have access to the shared directory. However, only one machine may run the software at any one time.
Installing the Management Edition Program Option 2: Server/server – more than one anti-virus domain manager We recommend this configuration for sites that have more than one person administering the anti-virus solution. Program Files location: Server Repository location: Server Management Server location: Server The program files in this option are stored on a server rather than a local machine.
Installing the Management Edition Program The local machine serving as the Management Server should not be powered off. If it is, it may miss on-access virus alerts that are generated by other machines and the scheduler may miss sending scheduled events to member machines while the machine is powered off. Option 4: Local machine/server – ten machines or fewer This option, although similar to the previous one, does not rely on the local workstation being continuously powered on.
Installing the Management Edition Program Installation steps È IMPORTANT: If you are upgrading from version 2.0 to version 2.5 of the Management Edition program, you must install your new version to the same folder as your previous version to preserve your anti-virus domain configuration. If you are upgrading from version 1.5 to version 2.
Installing the Management Edition Program The Setup program prepares the InstallShield Wizard, which guides you through the installation process, and then the first Welcome dialog box appears (Figure 2-1). Figure 2-1. Welcome dialog box 6. Click Next. A second Welcome dialog box appears (Figure 2-2). Figure 2-2. Welcome (#2) dialog box 7. Close any programs you may have running, and click Next to continue the installation. The Software License Agreement appears.
Installing the Management Edition Program 8. Read the license carefully. Click Yes to accept the terms of the software license and continue the installation. The User Information dialog box appears (Figure 2-3). Figure 2-3. User Information dialog box 9. Enter your name and company (both details are required) in the text boxes, and then click Next to continue the installation. The Choose Destination Location dialog box appears (Figure 2-4). Figure 2-4. Choose Destination Location dialog box 10.
Installing the Management Edition Program • You can accept the default directory. or • You can select a different folder, by clicking Browse. The Browse for Folder dialog box appears (Figure 2-5). Figure 2-5. Browse for Folder dialog box Select a folder, and click OK. NOTE: If the Management Edition program is installed on a server, you can run the Management Console on other machines that have access to its program folder. 11. Click Next to continue the installation.
Installing the Management Edition Program Setup checks that there is enough hard disk space for the installation, and then the Select Program Folder dialog box appears (Figure 2-6). Figure 2-6. Select Program Folder dialog box 12. To add program icons to a folder, you can accept the default, or you can specify a different program folder than the one shown in the Program Folder text box, either by typing its name in the text box or selecting it in the Existing Folders list box. 13.
Installing the Management Edition Program 14. To review or change the information, click Back. To begin the installation, click Next. If you click Next, the Setup Complete dialog box appears (Figure 2-8). Figure 2-8. Setup Complete dialog box 15. Once the installation is complete, you can do one of the following: • Select Yes, launch the program file, and then click Finish to start the Management Console. or • Select Yes, I want to view the README file, and then click Finish to display the file.
Installing the Management Edition Program Running the Management Console (initial use) The first time you run the Management Console, it prompts for a location to install the master repository (also known as “the Repository,” as distinguished from mirror repositories, which occur in multiples). Installing the master repository The master repository (i.e., the Repository) is a set of sub-directories that contain all the Management and anti-virus software for distribution around the network.
Installing the Management Edition Program The Repository Setup dialog box appears (Figure 2-9). Figure 2-9. Repository Setup dialog box 2. Enter the server name in the Machine box. or Click the browse (...) button next to the Machine box to select a different server in the Network Browser dialog box (Figure 2-10). Figure 2-10.
Installing the Management Edition Program Select a suitable server, and click OK. Your selection appears in the Repository Setup dialog box (Figure 2-11). Figure 2-11. Repository Setup dialog box 3. Accept the default location for the master repository, C:\Program Files\ Network Associates\Management Console\Disks on the local machine, in the Repository Path box. or Click the browse (...) button to select a different path in the Browse for Folder dialog box (Figure 2-12). Figure 2-12.
Installing the Management Edition Program Select a suitable path, and click OK. Your selection appears in the Repository Setup dialog box. 4. If the share directory is to be hidden, select the Hide Shares checkbox. 5. Click OK to begin installing the master repository. The master repository initially needs about 15MB of disk space.
Installing the Management Edition Program Refer also to the Repository diagram (Figure 2-14). Figure 2-14. Repository diagram The following table lists the Management components: Management Agent Lets you manage each member machine in the anti-virus domain. (It is automatically installed on every Management Edition machine.) Scheduler Helps you schedule on-demand scans for specific times.
Installing the Management Edition Program • To install anti-virus components after completing the installation of the Management Console, click Cancel when the Browse for Folder dialog box appears. See “Installing anti-virus components in the Repository” on page 32. or • To install the anti-virus components now, follow these steps when the Browse for Folder dialog box appears: a. Click the drive letter where the anti-virus components are located; this is usually the CD-ROM drive or the A:\ drive. b.
Installing the Management Edition Program Installing anti-virus components in the Repository You have now installed the management components into the master repository. You must now install the anti-virus software into the Repository. Follow these steps to install anti-virus components in the Repository: 1. In the Management Console’s main menu, click Tools, and then click Repository.
Installing the Management Edition Program The Install New Software dialog box appears (Figure 2-17). Figure 2-17. Install New Software dialog box 3. Click Product to install a new version of the software. The other types of software that you can install via this dialog box are as follows: Extra Dat. Click this to install emergency detection driver files (EXTRA.DAT or EXTRA.DRV) that are sent to you by an AVERT lab. Dat Update. Click this to install the periodic .
Installing the Management Edition Program The Browse for Folder dialog box appears (Figure 2-18). Figure 2-18. Browse for Folder dialog box 5. Click the appropriate drive letter, and click OK. The anti-virus software files are copied into the Repository, as shown in the Repository dialog box on the Maintenance page (Figure 2-19). Figure 2-19. Repository dialog box (Maintenance page) 6. If you are using diskettes, repeat step 4 for each disk in the set.
Installing the Management Edition Program Once the files are copied, the anti-virus components you installed are added to the list, as shown in the Repository dialog box on the Products page (Figure 2-20). Figure 2-20. Repository dialog box (Products page) 7. If you have member machines running Windows for Workgroups 3.11, Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT, you must install anti-virus software into the Repository for each operating system.
Installing the Management Edition Program Understanding the Management Console You can consult the following sections for details about the main areas of the Management Console (Figure 2-21): • “Menu bar” on page 37, • “Toolbar” on page 39, • “Font bar” on page 40, • “Left pane” on page 40, • “Right pane” on page 41, and • “Status bar” on page 43. Figure 2-21.
Installing the Management Edition Program Menu bar Consult the following table for explanations of Management Console’s main menu commands: Menu name Menu commands File New Domain / Machine / Members Group / Scheduler Event. Click this to add one of these types to the anti-virus domain. Print. Click this to print reports and logs currently displayed in the right-hand pane. Import Domain(s). Click this to add the anti-virus domain structure from a previous version of the Management Edition program. Exit.
Installing the Management Edition Program Menu name Menu commands Tools Repository. Click this to view the Repository and install software to it. Push On Install. Click this to enable a first-time or upgrade installation of selected Management and anti-virus components from the Repository. (Recommended for upgrading only small numbers of member machines simultaneously, after the initial installation has been performed.) Push Off Install.
Installing the Management Edition Program Toolbar The toolbar is displayed across the top of the application window, below the menu bar. The toolbar provides quick mouse access to many functions used in the Management Console. Follow these steps to display or hide the toolbar: 1. Click View on the Management Console’s main menu. 2. Do one of the following: • To display the default small toolbar, choose Small Toolbar. The small toolbar appears (Figure 2-22). Figure 2-22.
Installing the Management Edition Program Consult the following table for an explanation of the toolbar icons. Click... Command To... New Create a new anti-virus domain. Apply Configuration Apply the configuration to all machines in the current domain, automatically repeating failed updates until they succeed. Print Print the report currently displayed in the right-hand pane. Add/Remove Components Add or remove components, specifying languages and versions.
Installing the Management Edition Program Right pane The right pane provides information about your entire Microsoft network, and more specific information about the machines, group of machines, or whole anti-virus domains shown in the left pane. The tabs that appear at the bottom of the right-hand pane will vary depending on your selection of items in the left-hand pane.
Installing the Management Edition Program Left-pane selection Right-pane view options Management Server Network. Click this tab to view a list of machines in your network. Properties. Click this tab to view platform and domain information for the selected domain. Scan Results. Click this tab to view historical results of previous virus scans for the selected domain you’ve created within the main Anti-Virus Domain(s). Domain Log. Click this tab to view the status of machines in the selected domain.
Installing the Management Edition Program Left-pane selection Members group Right-pane view options Network. Click this tab to view a list of machines in your network. Properties. Click this tab to view platform and domain information for machines in the selected Members group. Scan Results. Click this tab to view historical results of previous virus scans for machines in the selected Members group within an anti-virus domain. Domain Log.
Installing the Management Edition Program • The keyboard latch state. When the following keys are latched down, they are indicated on the right side of the status bar: – NUM. The Num Lock key is latched down. – CAP. The Caps Lock key is latched down. – SCRL. The Scroll Lock key is latched down. • The spinning gold coin indicates that a network access is in progress.
Index A C About button, 40 access in progress, 44 account NT domain administrator, 6 Add/Remove Components button, 40 adding components, 32 Alert Manager as integrated service, 6 configuring, 6 America Online technical support via, 9 anti-virus components installation, 32 anti-virus domains See also domains bold type, 31 defining, 16 definition, 16 size limit, 16 viewing, 31 anti-virus software components, 32 distributed by the Management Edition program, 5 reporting new viruses not detected by to Network
Index F features, latest in release notes, 7 files extension .DLLs, 7 MCSCRIPT.INI, 7 SETUP.EXE, 7 SETUP.ISS, 7 WHATSNEW.
Index Management Server P as integrated service, 6 peer networking one per domain, 16 requirements, 16 master repository platforms See also repositories Management Console, 16, 20, 44 See also mirror repositories supported by the Management Edition program, 5 MCSCRIPT.
Index size domain, 16 master repository, 29 software requirements, 15 status bar, viewing activity status, 43 system requirements hard disk space, 15 hardware, 15 NIC, 15 peer networking, 16 RAM, 15 Repository, 15 server/workstation, 16 software, 15 T updating extension .DLL files via the Repository, 7 external mirrors, 7 MCSCRIPT.INI files via the Repository, 7 SETUP.EXE files via the Repository, 7 SETUP.
