Features - F-SECURE POLICY MANAGER 9.0 Administrator's Manual

Features

Some of the main features of Policy Manager are described here.
Software distribution
Configuration and policy
management
Event management
Performance management
Task management
• Installation of F-Secure products on hosts from one central location, and
updating of executable files and data files, including virus definitions updates.
• Updates can be provided in several ways:
• From an F-Secure CD.
• From the F-Secure web site to the customer. These can be automatically
'pushed' by Automatic Update Agent, or voluntarily 'pulled' from the
F-Secure web site.
• Policy Manager Console can be used to export pre-configured installation
packages, which can also be delivered using third-party software, such as
SMS and similar tools.
• Centralized configuration of security policies. The policies are distributed
from Policy Manager Server by the administrator to the user's workstation.
Integrity of the policies is ensured through the use of digital signatures.
• Reporting to the Event Viewer (local and remote logs), e-mail, and report
files and creation of event statistics.
• Statistics and performance data handling and reporting.
• Management of virus scanning tasks and other operations.
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