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replicated only on demand. The reason is that some logs contain large amounts of data that may not be relevant. For example,
a scan log with the
Log all files
option enabled will consume a signficant amount of disk space. Such information is usually not
necessary and can be requested manually.
4.6.6
Updates
This tab allows you to configure the settings of the Mirror feature which are integrated into ESET Remote
Administrator (ERAS). It is an alternative to the same feature which is available in the client solutions ESET Smart
Security Business Edition and ESET NOD32 Antivirus Business Edition.
•
Update server
UNC path or URL address of the update server. In most cases it is not necessary to modify the default value
Choose Automatically
, which enables updates to be automatically downloaded from ESET’s servers.
•
Update interval
Defines the amount of time between updates (the recommended value is 60 minutes)
•
Update user name
Authentication data which grants access to update servers
•
Update password
Authentication data which grants access to update servers
•
Update now
Click this button to update immediately
•
Create update mirror
If enabled, the program will allow the downloading of update files for other clients in the network to the
folder defined in
Folder to store mirrored files
. If the
Provide update files via internal HTTP server
option is
activated, update files will be available via the internal server (HTTP) at the specified port (
HTTP server port
–
default is 2221).
•
Authentication
Allows the administrator to set the authentication method for clients connecting to ERA Server. Select
NONE
to
allow access to the HTTP server for all clients. Select
Basic
to use the basic base64 encryption. The
NTLM
method
is the most complex authentication method available. It verifies the user account which is specified at the client’s
side in the form of user name and password, granting access to the update server.
In order for the Mirror feature to function properly, it is necessary to specify (in the Advanced Setup window)
which components will be downloaded from the update servers, including language versions. Press F5 from the
main program window of ESET Smart Security or ESET NOD32 Antivirus and then click the
Update
branch in the
Advanced Setup tree. Click the
Setup...
button and then click the
Mirror
tab. All versions/components which will be
used within the network should be selected.
4.6.7
Other Settings tab
•
SMTP settings (Server
,
Sender address
,
User name
,
Password)
Some features in ESET Remote Administrator require SMTP server settings to be defined. These features include
remote installation via email or generating reports to be sent to designated email addresses.
•
Allow new clients
If disabled, no new clients will be added in the
Clients
tab – even if new clients communicate with ERA Servers,
they will not be visible in the
Clients
tab.
•
Automatically reset “New“ flag by new clients
If enabled, the
New
flag is removed from clients connecting to ERAS for the first time. For more information
please see section 4.4.3 “The Clients tab.
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•
Ports (Console, Client, Replication port of this server, ESET Remote Installer)
Defines ports on which ERAS will listen and wait for communication established by:
–
Console
(by default TCP 2223)
–
Client
(by default TCP 2222)
–
replication process (
Replication port
, by default TCP 2846)
–
remote install agent (
ESET Remote Installer
, by default TCP 2224)
•
Enable ThreatSense.Net data forwarding to ESET servers
If enabled, ERAS will forward suspicious files and statistical information from clients to ESET’s servers. In some
cases it is not possible for client workstations to submit this information directly.
•
Edit Advanced Settings...
This buttons opens the ESET Configuration Editor, where ERAS can be configured in detail.
