Installing Symantec Antivirus Clients Locally - Symantec 10551441 - AntiVirus Corporate Edition Installation Manual

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Installing Symantec AntiVirus clients locally

Installing Symantec AntiVirus clients locally
You can include a URL in your email message that points to the client
installation as follows:
For Internet Information Server:
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http://Server_name/Virtual_home_directory/Webinst/
where Server_name is the name of the Web-based server,
Virtual_home_directory is the name of the alias that you created, and
Webinst is the folder that you created on the Web server (for example,
http://Server_name/Avclientinstall/Webinst/).
For Apache Web Server:
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http://Server_name/Webinst/
where Server_name is the name of the computer on which Apache Web
Server is installed. The IP address of the server computer can be used in
place of the Server_name.
If the client computer is connected to the network, installing directly from the
Symantec AntiVirus CD is the least preferred option because the CD might get
damaged or lost, and only one user can install at a time. Also, installing
Symantec AntiVirus client in managed mode is more difficult because the user
must specify a Symantec AntiVirus server to connect to when installing from
the CD.
If users do not specify a Symantec AntiVirus server to connect to when they
install from the Symantec AntiVirus CD, the Symantec AntiVirus client is
installed in unmanaged mode. This means that users are responsible for getting
their own virus definitions files and program updates using the Internet.
To change the client's status to managed, use one of the following methods:
Reinstall the client from the server or use one of the other installation
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methods.
Copy the configurations file (Grc.dat) from the intended parent server to the
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client. (This method is faster and requires fewer resources.)
See "Configuring clients using the configurations file"
If you make the Symantec AntiVirus CD available on a shared network drive,
users must map to that drive on their workstations to ensure the successful
installation of all components.
Install Symantec AntiVirus clients locally
When you install Symantec AntiVirus client, you start the installation, set up
the client as either a managed or unmanaged client, and finish the installation.
on page 158.