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Operation
Avira GmbH Avira Security Management Center
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6 Operation
6.1 Overview
This chapter describes the integral functions of Avira SMC. They may vary slightly
according to the operating system and MMC version on your computers.
You can manage Avira products using the following functions of Avira SMC:
z
Store, install, uninstall and configure software packs:
Managing the Software Packs – Page 58
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Perform product-specific actions (e.g. scan or update) or schedule regular tasks:
Performing Commands and Planning Tasks – Page 75.
z
Display various information about the computers in the Security Environment
after installing the software packs:
Displaying Information about a Computer or Group – Page 66
z
Create filtered groups in Security Environment, using certain criteria: Creating
Filtered Computer Groups – Page 63
z Display and filter Avira SMC messages after installing and configuring the
software packs:
Viewing Events – Page 73
z
Access reports and periodically inquire the status of installed software and
overview past events and messages that occurred on computers in the Security
Environment:
Creating and Listing Reports – Page 79
z
Share and run files and special Avira tools via the network within the Security
Environment:
Sharing Files/ Licenses/ Programs in the Security Environment – Page 83
z Register all Avira SMC actions in logfiles (optional). In this way it is easier, for
example, to identify software installation errors in the network:
Handling Errors – Page 86
Starting SMC Frontend
See procedure in section Starting SMC Frontend and Connecting to SMC Server
– Page 17).