Managing The Product Settings Remotely - F-SECURE PSB Administrator's Manual

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Managing the product settings remotely

This section explains how you can remotely manage the product settings by assigning profiles or operations.
Assigning profiles
You can assign a new profile to a computer, for example, to restrict the users of that computer from making
dangerous changes to the security settings.
There are default profiles for connecting to the Internet from a fixed location (for example, Office open, Office
locked) and from outside office premises (for example, Laptop open, Laptop locked). An open profile allows
end users to change security settings; a locked one does not allow changes.
To assign a profile:
1. In the Computers list, select the computers to which you want to assign a profile.
2. Click Assign
A list of available profiles is shown.
3. From the list, select a profile.
4. Click Assign.
The local operation or profile is applied to the computer the next time the computers checks for updates with
the F-Secure PSB Portal.
The remote computer must be on and connected to the Internet to be able to check for pending local operations
or new profiles.
Assigning operations
You can also assign operations to a remote computer from the portal, for example, enable the firewall or
real-time virus scanning on a remote computer.
To assign an operation:
1. Select computers from the list by selecting the appropriate checkboxes.
2. Click Operations. A list of operations appears.
3. Select one of the following operations from the list:
Select...
Send full status update
Enable Real-time Virus Scan
Warning; the feature or an antivirus engine is turned off or virus and spam definition databases
are not up-to-date. Your computer is not protected.
Error; the license has expired, the feature is not installed, all antivirus engines are turned off or a
component is not loaded, F-Secure Content Scanner Server is not up and running or virus and
spam definition databases are very old.
Services tab, you can start, stop and restart product services.
profile.
To...
force the remote computer to send a full report of it's status to
the portal.
find and block viruses on the remote computer before they can
cause harm.