Configuration
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The new update server is added in SMC Frontend, under Avira Internet
Update Manager.
For more details on the configuration of Avira IUM servers, see
Configuring the
Avira Internet Update Manager
– Page 47.
Then you can choose which server to use for automatic updates of Avira SMC
components and virtual groups or computers. See
Updating Avira Products
–
Page 94
5.5
Installing SMC Agents in the Security Environment
To install SMC Agents in the Security Environment, you need administrator rights
on all computers.
Please make sure you keep all SMC components and Avira products up to date, in order
to ensure effective communication between them over the Security Environment.
Avira SMC can only monitor computers on which the SMC Agent has been installed. You
have to install the SMC Agent for the entire Security Environment immediately after
adding the computers to the environment. If you will later add new groups or computers
to the system, you can install SMC Agents automatically.
If necessary, you can configure the SMC Agent for the whole system or just for
certain groups or computers after installation, and assign the new configuration to
the required groups or computers (see
Changing the SMC Agent Configuration
–
Page 41).
Prerequisites for communication between SMC Agents and SMC Server
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If there is a firewall installed on a client computer, the following outgoing ports
(TCP) have to be open (Windows Firewall is automatically configured): 7000,
7001, 7010, 7080, 7100. Furthermore, ICMP requests must be allowed.
3
The Simple file sharing should be deactivated: in
Windows Explorer, Tools/
Folder Options/ View/ Use simple file sharing (recommended)
.
3
The SMC Server must have access to the client’s administrative share: hidden
drive C$ (\\<client’s IP address>\c$\).
3
To ease the installation of SMC Agents over the network, you should use an
administrative user account, common to all computers.
Installation Procedures
According to the operating system, the SMC Agent has different installation
procedures:
z
Remote installation through SMC Frontend -
Installing SMC Agent through
SMC Frontend (Windows 2000/ XP Professional/ Vista/ UNIX)
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