Seamlessly Interactive Management Tools; Automated Software Distribution - McAfee MANAGEMENT EDITION 2.5 Administrator's Manual

• This release includes the ability to configure custom tools—such as the
additional console required to configure remote NetShield for NetWare
servers—that can be launched from the Tools menu in the Management
Console.
• You can now use the Repository's Products page to update product files
such as SETUP.EXE or SETUP.ISS in addition to script (MCSCRIPT.INI)
and extension .DLL files.
• You can now define custom messages that can be appear immediately
before or after a client update.
• This release features enhanced control over Name Provider-installed
machines.

Seamlessly interactive management tools

• The Management Console lets you configure and install anti-virus
software on any machines in the anti-virus domain from any Windows NT
machine on which it is installed.
• The Management Server coordinates the scheduling of scans, receives
alerts, and generates reports for the entire anti-virus domain from the
Windows NT machine on which it is installed.
• The Management Agent provides client installers for Windows 95 and
Windows NT machines that have peer networking disabled or removed, so
that you can add them to the network without need for file sharing.
• The diagnostics wizard gathers information in an e-mailable format and
helps our technical support staff solve your problems faster.

Automated software distribution

• The Management Console enables enhanced distribution speeds to a large
number of machines and efficiently stores domain and machine
information as registry entries (not .INI files).
• An enhanced Batch Install method lets desktop and laptop users initiate an
update upon login for fast installation of anti-virus software and updates.
• Linked repositories reduce WAN traffic by allowing you to distribute
software between repositories without having to install software from
separate CD-ROM discs.
• Different language versions of the same anti-virus software can co-exist in
a single repository. You specify the language version to be distributed for
each machine, group, or domain.
• Software installation reports show which anti-virus software is installed on
which machines, which machines are in which anti-virus domain, and
which machines have a non-standard configuration.
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