Configuring Scheduled Scanning - F-SECURE CLIENT SECURITY 9.00 Administrator's Manual

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Configuring scheduled scanning

A scheduled scanning task can be added from the
In this example, a scheduled scanning task is added in a policy for the whole policy domain. The scan is to
be run weekly, every Monday at 8 p.m, starting from August 25, 2009.
1. Select
The Advanced mode
2. Select
3. On the
4. Select the
The currently set scheduled tasks are displayed on the
scanning as a new task.
5. Click the
This adds a new row in the
6. Click the
7. The Name
For example, Scheduled scanning for all hosts.
8. Next click the
9. Now you can enter the parameters for the scheduled scan.
A scheduled scan that is to be run weekly, every Monday starting at 8 p.m, from August 25, 2009 onwards,
is configured as follows: /t20:00 /b2009-08-25 /rweekly
Note: When the
formats are displayed as a help text in the
10. Select the task type by clicking the
11. From the drop-down list that opens select
The scanning task is now ready for distribution.
12. Click
Running scheduled scans on specific weekdays and days of the month:
When you are configuring a weekly scheduled scan, you can also define specific weekdays when the scan
is to be run. Similarly, when you are configuring a monthly scheduled scan, you can define specific days of
the month when the scan is to be run. For both of these, you can use the /Snn parameter:
• For weekly scheduled scans you can use /rweekly together with parameters /s1 - /s7. /s1 means
Monday and /s7 means Sunday.
For example, /t18:00 /rweekly /s2 /s5 means that the scan is run every Tuesday and Friday at
6 p.m.
• For monthly scheduled scans you can use /rmonthly together with parameters /s1 - /s31.
For example, /t18:00 /rmonthly /s5 /s20 means that the scan is run on the 5th and 20th of each
month at 6 p.m.
Note: Weekly scheduled scans are automatically also run on each Monday. Monthly scheduled scans
are automatically also run on the first day of each month.
View Advanced mode
user interface is opened.
Root on the Policy domains
Policy tab, select F-Secure
Scheduling table page.
Add button.
Scheduling
Name cell on the row you just created and then click Edit.
cell is now activated and you can enter a name for the new task.
Scheduling parameters
Scheduling parameters
to save and distribute the policy.
Advanced mode
from the menu.
tab.
F-Secure Anti-Virus.
Scheduling
table.
cell, and then click Edit.
cell is selected, the parameters that you can use and their
Messages pane (below the
Task type cell and then clicking Edit.
Scan local drives.
user interface.
table. Now you can add scheduled
Scheduled tasks table).