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Preparing machines without peer networking
Your site might not use peer networking, or you might have a number of
machines that do not. Windows 3.1 machines do not have this capability at all.
For Windows NT, Windows 95, or Windows 98 machines, you might be
concerned about security or the time required to set up a large number of
machines.
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To let the Management Server start virus scans and receive alerts, all machines
within the anti-virus domain require a computer name. Otherwise, such
machines will not be visible in the network view of the Management Console,
and therefore cannot be added to anti-virus domains.
Windows for Workgroups 3.11, Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT
machines are assigned a computer name when the network administrator
installs the operating system. However, Windows 3.1 machines do not
support peer networking, so they do not follow this process and thus do not
have computer names.
To ensure that the Management Console can communicate with all these types
of machines, you must install a Management Agent. When the Management
Agent first runs, it requests a name from the Name Provider. For Windows 3.1
machines, the Name Provider generates a unique name. For other types of
machines, the Name Provider simply uses the machine's own name.
Every anti-virus domain has a Management Server, which runs a Name
Provider. To start the Name Provider service, you must click
Configuration after adding the Management Server.
During the initial CD installation of the Management Edition program, a
default subdirectory is created, which contains a copy of all the files needed to
install the Management Agent.
• For Windows 3.x machines:
C:\Program Files\Network Associates\NP250\16\Client
• For Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT machines:
C:\Program Files\Network Associates\NP250\32\Client
If you have specified a password on your Windows for Workgroups 3.11
machine, then on the Management Console's main menu, click Tools,
and then click Options. Click the Remote Installation tab, and enter the
password.
NOTE: To prepare machines with peer networking, see
Creating Anti-virus Domains
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