McAfee VIRUSSCAN 5.1 User Manual page 253

This tells each VirusScan component to send an alert event to the Alert
Manager client utility each time it detects a virus or malicious object. The client
utility, in turn, passes the alert message to the Alert Manager server you
designate. If you do not set your software to generate alert messages in the first
place, the client utility will have nothing to pass to the Alert Manager server
for distribution.
To start and configure the Alert Manager utility, follow these steps:
1. Click Start in the Windows taskbar, point to Programs, then to McAfee.
Next, choose VirusScan Alerting Configuration.
The Alert Manager Client Configuration page appears
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Figure 8-3. Alert Manager Client Configuration dialog box
2. Verify that the Disable Alerting checkbox is clear. This activates the
remaining options in this dialog box.
Select this checkbox only if you want the Alert Manager Client
Configuration utility not to pass alert messages from your anti-virus
software to the Alert Manager server or to your Desktop Management
Interface (DMI) administrative software. By default, this checkbox is
clear. McAfee VirusScan Software recommends that you leave it clear so
that the client sends alert messages out. Select the alerting method you
want to use. Your choices are:
• Enable Alert Manager alerting. Click this button to send alert
events to an Alert Manager server somewhere on your network.
Choosing this option prevents you from sending alert events to a
Centralized Alerting directory.
Using VirusScan Utilities
(Figure 8-3).
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