Trend Micro InterScan M Series, Administrator'S Manual

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Introducing Trend Micro Control Manager™
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Managing InterScan Gateway Security
Appliances From Control Manager
A managed product refers to an InterScan Gateway Security Appliance, an antivirus,
a content security or third party product represented in the Product Directory. The
Control Manager management console represents managed products as icons. These
icons represent InterScan Gateway Security Appliances, other Trend Micro antivirus
and content security products, as well as third party products.
Indirectly administer the managed products either individually or by groups through
the Product Directory. Use the Directory Manager to customize the Product Directory
organization.
Understanding Product Directory
Take care when planning the structure of the Product Directory, a logical grouping of
managed products, because it affects the following:
• User access: When creating user accounts, Control Manager prompts for the
segment of the Product Directory that the user can access. Carefully plan the
Product Directory since you can only grant access to a single segment. For
example, granting access to the root segment grants access to the entire
Directory. On the other hand, granting access to a specific InterScan Gateway
Security Appliance only grants access to that specific product.
• Deployment planning: Control Manager deploys virus pattern, scan engine,
spam rule, and program updates to products based on Deployment Plans. These
plans deploy to Product Directory folders, rather than individual products. A
well-structured directory will therefore simplify the designation of recipients.
• Outbreak Prevention Policy and Damage Control Template deployments:
OPP and DCS deployments depend on Deployment Plans for efficient
distribution of Outbreak Prevention Policy and cleanup tasks.