User manual AVIRA ANTIVIR SECURITY MANAGEMENT CENTER-SMC

[. . . ] www. avira. com User Manual Avira SMC Security Management Center More Than Security Chapter 1. About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1. 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. 2 Structure of the Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. 3 Signs and Symbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] During installation of updates, the connection to SMC Server will be interrupted and the SMC Frontend must be closed. Apart from executing direct updates, the Security Management Center supports automatic updates: · · via the Internet Update Manager or through scheduled update tasks (see Creating a Server Update Task ­ Page 42), if the automatic mode is inactive. 40 Avira Security Management Center Avira GmbH Configuration 5. 6. 1 Updating SMC Server and Frontend In order to perform update commands and tasks, without using the Internet Update Manager, you have to disable the Automatic mode from the Server Configuration window. Performing Direct Updates Right-click Avira Security Management Center Frontend and select Update. Select Server/Execute for immediate server update ­ OR ­ Select Update frontend. The following message appears: ­ for Server update: ­ for Frontend update: Confirm with Yes and close SMC Frontend if necessary. The connection to the SMC Server will be interrupted. The Avira SMC connects to the Internet, downloads the update files from the Avira GmbH server and installs them. Restart SMC Frontend and connect to SMC Server (see Starting SMC Frontend and Connecting to SMC Server ­ Page 15). Updating via the Internet Update Manager Expand the Internet Update Manager node, right-click Avira Security Management Center Frontend or Avira Security Management Center Server and select Update now. The Internet Update Manager Status window shows the update progress. Avira GmbH Avira Security Management Center 41 Configuration Creating a Server Update Task You can use update tasks for regular SMC Server updates. Scheduled update tasks must be approved by the administrator. Right-click Avira Security Management Center Frontend and select Update/ Server/Schedule. Type a name for the task, select the task frequency and click Next. Select the start date and time for the task and click Finish. You can modify the task settings at any time from the context menu (see below). 5. 6. 2 Displaying and Changing Update Tasks for SMC Server Right-click Avira Security Management Center Frontend and select Update/ Show tasks. The details for the update server task are displayed in the Details panel (see Displaying Tasks for Software Packs or for SMC Server ­ Page 68). In order to modify a task: Double-click the task. Make the changes and save the task again. 5. 6. 3 Updating SMC Agents To update SMC Agents over the entire network or on a certain group: Right-click Security Environment or the group node and select Commands/ Avira SMC Agent/Update agent. To update SMC Agents on a certain computer: Right-click the Avira SMC Agent under the computer node in the Security Environment and select Commands/Update agent. The SMC Agent update can also be scheduled, by pressing the button Schedule this command in the Commands window. Updating SMC Agents via the Internet Update Manager: Expand the IUM node, right-click Avira Security Management Center Agent and select Update now. The Internet Update Manager Status window shows the update progress. 42 Avira Security Management Center Avira GmbH Configuration 5. 7 User Management With the User Management you can create a hierarchy with certain access rights. This helps the administrators to effectively organize the monitoring of the Security Environment in the case of divided IT tasks, for example, or for vacation replacements. Certain SMC users will be able to connect to the server to view events or reports, but they will not be allowed to change relevant security settings. Adding New Users Right-click on the User Management node and select Create new user. [. . . ] For detailed information on the configuration options, please refer to the manuals of the Avira products you are using. Loss of product performance in the event of incorrect configuration!Read the Configuration Chapter in the Avira product User Manual before changing the configuration settings with Avira SMC. 84 Avira Security Management Center Avira GmbH Service 10 Service 10. 1 Support Support Service Our website http://www. avira. com contains all the necessary information on our extensive support service. Our developers' expertise and experience is available to you. [. . . ]