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  • Page 1 w e p r o t e c t d i g i t a l w o r l d s NOD32 for Windows Administrator NOD32 Remote Administrator User’s guide...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Summary of information ..........39 transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical, for any purpose without the express written permission of Eset, spol. s r. o. Information in this document is subject to change without prior notice.
  • Page 3 (Eset company), but from a local update server, thus immediately react to newly-created situations, and which is located in the same LAN. Using a Mirror, you can assign tasks to the NOD32 Antivirus System on the client configure all NOD32 system settings.
  • Page 5: Basic Network Features Of Nod32 For Windows

    Chapter 1: Basic network features of NOD32 for Windows...
  • Page 6 Center. When you create the Mirror as an HTTP server, one PC serves for downloading updates from Eset`s servers, and as a NOD32 update server for the other workstations in the LAN at the same time. This version is easier to con-...
  • Page 7 Model installation of Mirror as an HTTP server 1. In the NOD32 Control Center choose Mirror and on the right, click on the Setup button. 2. Check Create update and also Enable access to files to perform program component upgrade. In the up- per part, choose those versions of NOD32, for which updates will be downloaded from the Internet.
  • Page 8 address_of_your_server:8081 (if it is the version wi- checked. Into the Update mirror folder enter a path to th an HTTP server) or to \\MAIN\NODNET (if it is the the directory, where updates will be downloaded – i.e. version with a shared folder) a path to the shared network folder –...
  • Page 9 /REBOOT – after a silent installation is complete, the lable on the servers of the Eset company. NOD32 on the PC is not restarted by default, even though it may be re- workstations will remain in the current version, and the quired.
  • Page 10 Such control can be provided for example with this batch NOD32 configuration file (.BAT): @echo off IF EXIST “c:\program files\eset\nod.exe” GOTO end Now there follows a list of some key configuration op- echo Installing NOD... tions (other important information can be found in the \\server\nod\setup.exe  /SILENTMODE  /REBOOT  /cfg=\\ Profiles chapter).
  • Page 11 In case NOD32 is updated di- rectly from the Internet. The same applies to the scanning rectly from an Internet update server of the Eset Com- profiles – one profile would test local disks without scan- pany, then enter the username and password you re- ning of archives, and another would scan network drives ceived when you purchased the NOD32 license.
  • Page 13: Centralized Management - Nod32 Remote Administrator

    Chapter 2: Centralized management – NOD32 Remote Administrator...
  • Page 14 Remote Administrator Installation of RAS and RAC, basic configuration NOD  Remote  Administrator serves to manage the NOD32 antivirus system in large computer networks. NOD  Remote  Administrator  Server (from now Thanks to NOD  Remote  Administrator, you can get on only referred to as RAS) – is an application which a global overview of the NOD32 antivirus system activity communicates with NOD32 on workstations (or with on network workstations together with information about...
  • Page 15 RAS was purchased. You can copy the key later into the the NOD32 installation. It is advised to install RAC on directory C:\Program Files\Eset\RA\Server (it is activated workstations, from which the administrator will access RAS. after restarting the NOD32 Remote Administration Server The installation begins after running the file service).
  • Page 16 Figure 3. The main screen of the NOD32 Remote Administrator Console. The communication between the console and RAS to get an overview, the information is displayed in tabs takes place on TCP port 2223. in the bottom part. The tabs Reports a Remote Install As soon as the communication is established, the title are exceptions;...
  • Page 17 by using the right button of the mouse and by choosing or saved by clicking on the Save As button. Click on the the feature Reset “New“ Flag. The icon will change to this: New Task button to create a new task. The attribute Configuration also informs about the state of import of the configuration.
  • Page 18 Event Log Tasks Event log contains information about an event other The Tasks tab contains information about tasks than the virus. The report can be filtered to display only planned in the past (more details in the chapter on Tasks). information you need –...
  • Page 19 interface of the resulting report (NOD Scheme is more to section (the Select Target… button, specify how the graphically-demanding). report will be exported. The report can be sent via e-mail In the Filter section you can choose what clients to a chosen address, or exported to a folder. A report can (Target Clients), or viruses (Viruses) will be included in the be exported, for example, to a folder that is accessible via report.
  • Page 20 C:\Program  workstations that has not been connected to RA server Files\Eset\RA\Server, then RAS will choose the most for more than X months will be deleted from clients tab appropriate (more detailed information can be found (usually the ones that do not exist in LAN) in the file nodra.log).
  • Page 21 log tabs. Events older that X months will be deleted. Checkboxes on the left part enable to define log Delete alert logs older than X months types (alert, event, scan), which can be replicated Delete event logs older than X months (transferred) to superior RA server on administrator’s Delete scan logs older than X months request. Checkbox in the right part enables defining if this Clean ...
  • Page 22 We recommend keeping original port numbers on Relative – console will display relative time (e.g.: 2 weeks server and client part parts. ago). Regional – console will display time according to regional RA console setup settings (taken from the Windows settings). Recalculate UTC time to your local time (use local time) –...
  • Page 23 Inverse selection – Inversed selection will be performed. Filter Hide selected – Hides selected items. Filter is used to display only records that are important Hide  unselected  –Choose this option to hide items that for the administrator to know. Filter can be enabled by the were not selected. option View / Show/Hide Filter Panel in the console menu.
  • Page 24 (PC symbols, etc.) To set page in the folder C:\Program  Files\Eset\RA\Server. It can be headers and to browse and enable printing of a logo (e.g.: stored in case of server failure (when saving, please stop of a company) do to Headers and Footers.
  • Page 25: Remote Installation

    chapter 3: Remote installation...
  • Page 26 Introduction • With Windows XP it is required to disable the option “Use simple file sharing”. To disable this option, go to The product NOD32 Remote Administrator Control panel/Folder Option enables remote installations of NOD32 for Windows to In both cases, TCP/IP connection between target workstations in a network.
  • Page 27 (in a form that can be also downloaded from mouse button on it and select Get  Info (in the Remote  the Internet – to navigate to the Eset website, click on installation section). Similarly, you can start remote the Download button), or for the file update.ver from the installation itself (the Install option), or uninstall (the update copy (mirror).
  • Page 28 Installation package is on in your own way. It is located in the directory: C:\Program  the machine unpacked and started using SETUP.EXE Files\Eset\RA\Server\packages\{package_name}. together with attributes defined in given package. Variant “Send  via  E-mail” naturally sends the file Thanks to NOD32.XML the setting defined by...
  • Page 29 Error message NOD  Installer  could  not  connect  to  At the same time, nodinstaller.exe creates a key _ server XXX means that RA server is not accessible for the LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Eset\NOD  Remote  Installer file nodinstaller.exe. We recommend to check, whether in the Windows registry. This will prevent repeated XXX can really be localized in the network (e.g: by ‘pinging’ ...
  • Page 30 NOD32 workstation the /TEST parameter (i.e.: SETUP.EXE /TEST). The detailed description of the installation progress will be saved in The error messages can be produced directly by the the NSETUP.LOG file. installer, which is used with all Eset MS Windows based...
  • Page 31: Tasks, Typical Examples

    chapter 4. Tasks, typical examples...
  • Page 32 Introduction symbols in front of each attribute – they show whether the attribute will be applied or the original setting will NOD32 Remote Administrator enables the not change. The selected configuration can be viewed administrator to create tasks and apply them to remote (the View button), or changed (the Edit button).
  • Page 33 from  Clients  Panel to add currently displayed clients to In the upper section, choose a profile name from the the list from the “Clients” tab of the console. Check the “Profile name” pull-down menu. If this profile is found Selected option to move only those clients which were also on the target workstation, the above mentioned picked up in the “Clients”...
  • Page 34 from the “Tasks” tab of the RA console after it has been completed (Delete tasks automatically by cleanup if successfully completed).
  • Page 35: Large Hierarchical Networks - Replications

    chapter 5. Large hierarchical networks – replications...
  • Page 36 Large networks A company department network is an example of a sub-network. It is recommended to install RAS for each In large networks, you can install more RA servers for department controlling client computers only within its easier manipulation. The servers would create an imaginary own network, as seen in the next figure.
  • Page 37 Networks consisting of superior / inferior RAS servers What information will be retrieved from the allows the administrator to only control those client client workstations connected to inferior RA servers is workstations that can be momentarily accessed by RAS configured in the replication setup. (using RA console) and eventually can control clients Replication is nothing else but a communication of connected to inferior RA server(s).
  • Page 39: Summary Of Information

    chapter 6. Summary of information...
  • Page 40 This is a summary of the most important information: • By sending nod32installer.exe by electronic mail to • You can install either NOD32 for Windows – standard client workstations (NOD32 Remote Administrator edition, or NOD32 for Windows – professional edition console installation is required).