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Information is divided into several tabs (2) in order of importance. In most cases data can be (5) sorted in ascending
or in descending order by clicking on an attribute, while a drag-and-drop operation can be used for reorganization.
If multiple data rows are to be processed, you can limit them by using the
Items to show
drop-down menu and
the browse page by page buttons. Select a
View mode
to display attributes according to your need. For more
information see section 4.3, “Information filtering”.
The Server section (4) is important if you replicate ERA Servers. Here you can find summary information about the
Console to which your ERAS is connected, as well as information about child or “lower” ERA Servers. The Servers
drop-down menu in section 4 will influence the scope of information displayed in section 5. Server menu options:
•
Use All Servers
Displays information from all ERA Servers
•
Use Only Checked Servers
Displays information from selected ERA Servers
•
Exclude Checked Servers
Excludes selected ERA Servers
Columns in Section 4:
•
Server Name
Displays name of server
•
Clients
Total number of clients connecting to the selected ERAS
•
Oldest Version
The oldest version of virus signature database among the clients of the selected ERAS
•
Least Recent Connection
States the longest inactivity period (interval from the last connection) among the clients of the given ERAS
•
Last Threat Alerts
Total number of virus alerts (see the attribute
Last Threat Alert
in section 5 of Figure 4)
•
Last Firewall Alerts
Total number of firewall alerts (see the attribute
Last Firewall Alert
i
n section 5 of Figure 4)
•
Last Event Warnings
Total number of system events (see the attribute
Last Event Warning
in section 5 of Figure 4)
If you are not currently connected, you can right-click in the Server section (4) and select
Connect to This Server
to
connect to the chosen ERAS .
If replication is enabled, lower servers will automatically be displayed in the Server section (4).
The most important features of ERAC are accessible from the menu or from the ERAC toolbar (3).
The last section is
Computer filter criteria
(6) – see “Information filtering” in the next section.
4.3 Information filtering
ERAC offers several tools and features which provide user-friendly administration of clients and events.
4.3.1
Groups
Individual clients can be divided into groups by clicking
Edit > Groups...
in the ERA Console. Groups can later be
used when applying filters or creating tasks, because those activities can be applied on whole groups of clients at
the same time. Groups are independent for each ERAS and they are not replicated. The
Synchronize with Active
Directory
feature allows the administrator to sort clients to groups, if the client name equals the object type
“computer“ at the side of Active Directory (AD) and belongs to groups in the AD.
4.3.2
Filter
Filter allows the administrator to display only information related to specific servers or client workstations. To show
the filter options, click
View > Show/Hide Filter Pane
from the ERAC menu.
To activate filtering, select the
Use Filter
option in the upper left side of the ERA Console and click the
Apply
Changes
button. Any future modification to the filter criteria will automatically update displayed data, unless
configured otherwise in the
Tools > Console Options... > Other Settings tab
.
In the
Computer filter criteria
section you can filter ERA Servers/clients, using the following criteria:
•
Only clients (using whole word)
Output includes only clients with names identical to the string entered
