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5.1.1 Configuration Task
Configuration tasks are used to modify protection settings on client workstations. These tasks are delivered to client
workstations in configuration packages which contain the modification parameters. The
.xml
files created in the ESET
Configuration Editor or exported from clients are also compatible with configuration tasks. The example below
demonstrates how to create a configuration task that changes the username and password on target computers. Any
switches and options not used in this example will follow at the end of this chapter.
First, designate the workstations to which the task is to be delivered. Mark those workstations in the
Clients
pane in
ERAC.
1) Right-click any of the selected workstations and select
New Task
>
Configuration Task
from the context menu.
2) The
Configuration for Clients
window will open, which serves as a configuration task wizard. You can specify the
source of the configuration file by clicking
Create...
,
Select...
, or
Create from Template...
3) Click the
Create
button to open the ESET Configuration Editor and specify the configuration to be applied. Navigate
to
ESET Smart Security
,
ESET NOD32 Antivirus
>
Update Module
>
Profile
>
Setup
>
Username
and
Password
.
4) Insert the ESET-supplied username and password and click
Console
on the right to return to the task wizard. The
path to the package is displayed in the
Create/Select configuration
field.
5) If you already have a configuration file that contains the desired modifications, click
Select
, find the file and assign it
to the configuration task.
6) Alternatively, you can click
Create from Template
, select the
.xml
file and make changes if needed.
7) To view or edit the configuration file that you have just created or edited, click the
View
or
Edit
buttons.
8) Click
Next
to proceed to the
Select Clients
window which shows the workstations to which the task will be
delivered. In this step, you can add more clients (or 2 from selected Servers or Groups). Click
Next
to proceed to the
next step.
9) The last dialog window,
Task Report
shows a preview of the configuration task. Enter a name or description for the
task (optional). The
Apply task after
option can be used to set the task to run after a specified date/time. The
Delete
tasks automatically by cleanup if successfully completed
option deletes all tasks which have been successfully
delivered to target workstations.
10) Click
Finish
to register the task to run.
5.1.2 On-demand Scan Task
The
New Task
context menu option contains two variants of the On-demand scan. The first option is
On-demand
scan (cleaning disabled)
– this scan only creates a log, no action is taken on infected files. The second option is
On-
demand scan (cleaning enabled)
.
The
On-demand Scan
window contains the same default settings for both variants, aside from the
Scan without cleaning
option. This option determines whether the scanner should or should not clean infected files.
The example below demonstrates how to create an On-demand scan task.
1) The
Configuration Section
drop-down menu allows you to select the type of ESET product for which the On-
demand scan task is being defined. Select those that are installed on target workstations.
NOTE:
The
Exclude this section from On-demand scan
option disables all settings in the window for the selected
product type – they will not be applied on workstations with the product type defined in
Configuration section
.
Therefore, all clients with the specified product will be excluded from the list of recipients. If the administrator marks
clients as receivers and excludes the product using the above-mentioned parameter, then the task will fail with
a notification that the task could not be applied. To avoid this, the administrator should always specify clients to
which the task will be assigned.
2) In
Profile name
you can select a scanning profile to be applied for the task.
3) In the
Drives to scan
section, select the types of drives to be scanned on client computers. If the selection is too
general, you can add an exact path to objects to be scanned. Use the
Path
field or the
Add Path
button for this
