User manual SOPHOS SAV INTERFACE STARTUP GUIDE FOR WINDOWS NT

[. . . ] Go to the SAV Interface page of the Sophos website (www. sophos. com/support/updates/sav-interface. html) and save Sophos Anti-Virus for your version of Windows to your computer. Alternatively, insert a Sophos Standalone Install CD in the CD drive. Start the Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows installation wizard, and go to step 4. Extract the downloaded Sophos Anti-Virus files to this computer to start the installation wizard. 3 SAV Interface startup guide 4. [. . . ] By default, it will do this every 60 minutes, provided that the computer is connected to the internet or can access your company's intranet. If a red circle with a white cross in it appears over the Sophos Anti-Virus system tray icon, Sophos Anti-Virus failed to update itself. For help, contact Sophos technical support. If you are not licensed to use Sophos Anti-Virus, you must disable onaccess scanning now (section 1. 1. 2). Otherwise, to configure SAV Interface to be updated automatically, go to section 1. 1. 3. To check that it is working, go to section 2. 1. 1. 2 Disable on-access scanning Windows 2000 and later 1. In the system tray, right-click the Sophos Anti-Virus icon to display a menu. In the right-hand pane of the Sophos Anti-Virus window, click Configure Sophos Anti-Virus. In the On-access scan settings for this computer dialog box, click the Scanning tab. Deselect Enable on-access scanning for this computer, and click OK. In the Sophos Anti-Virus window, the Status menu is updated, and the Sophos Anti-Virus system tray icon turns gray. In the system tray, right-click the Sophos Anti-Virus icon to display a menu. In the Sophos Anti-Virus window, click the On-access tab. Click the toolbar button shown below. The Status changes to Inactive, and the Sophos Anti-Virus system tray icon turns gray. 6 SAV Interface startup guide To configure SAV Interface to be updated automatically, continue to section 1. 1. 3. To check that it is working, go to section 2. 1. 1. 3 Configure SAV Interface to be updated automatically You only need to follow the instructions in this section if you didn't specify an update source during installation. Log on to the computer as an administrator. In the system tray, right-click the Sophos Anti-Virus icon to display a menu. In the Properties for Sophos AutoUpdate dialog box, click the Primary server tab. You can either select Sophos and type the username and password for downloading direct from the Sophos website, or type the address, username and password for downloading from a location on your company's intranet. If you don't have these details, Sophos or your system administrator will provide them. If access is via a proxy, click Apply, and then click Proxy Details and go to step 3. Otherwise, go to step 4. 7 SAV Interface startup guide 3. [. . . ] A green light by a SAV Interface object shows that it is currently active: 10 SAV Interface startup guide Select a SAV Interface object to see the following information in the lower panel: the name of the last item scanned for viruses the last virus discovered the total number of items scanned, viruses found and errors encountered. You cannot view a remote computer using savimon. exe in a terminal server, or remote desktop, session. The status details are not displayed correctly. You can however use Virtual Network Computing (VNC) to run savimon. exe remotely. [. . . ]