Page 1 This product uses code from C-SaCzech library, Copyright (c) 1996-2001 Jaromir Dolecek <dolecek@ics.muni.cz> This product uses compression library zlib, Copyright (c) 1995-2002 Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 2: Table Of Contents
........................27 3.1 Introduction ........................27 3.2 Deploying multiple UpdateProxy roles ........................28 3.3 Role Selection ........................29 3.4 DataCenter Role ......................29 3.4.1 Firebird AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 3 6.1 What is AVG Admin Console ........................105 6.2 AVG Admin Console Interface Overview ......................105 6.2.1 Upper main menu ......................105 6.2.2 Navigation tree ......................105 6.2.3 Records section AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 4 6.11 Pending Requests ......................140 6.11.1 Filtering ........................142 7. AVG Admin Server ........................143 8. AVG Admin Lite ........................144 8.1 AVG Admin Deployment Wizard Lite AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 5 11.2 How to Migrate Stations from/to Different DataCenter ......................190 11.2.1 Importing Stations and Settings from AVG DataCenter 7.5 ......................190 11.2.2 Migrating Stations from AVG DataCenter 7.5 to 8.x AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 6 ......................226 15.1.8 Installation Verification ......................226 15.1.9 Installation Troubleshooting ........................229 15.2 Start-up Parameters ........................230 15.3 Configuration ........................234 16. FAQ and Technical Support AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 7: Introduction
Please review the simplified scheme of AVG Network Editions showing the basic connection and interaction of remote administration components in the default and most common configuration: AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 8 AVG Admin Server also works as a local update source. If you deploy UpdateProxy role to multiple servers, you can then use them for updating stations and keep the bandwidth/load in balance. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 9: Key Features And Functions
Secured communication · Network communication between AVG Admin (AVG Admin Server) and stations is completely encrypted. Full remote administration in the network · AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 10: Operating Systems Supported
AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition is intended to manage/protect stations with the following operating systems (with the exceptions mentioned below the list): Windows 2000 Professional SP4 + Security Rollup Pack · AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 11 Windows Server 2003 SP1 · Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition · MS Windows 2008 Server · MS Windows 2008 Server x64 Edition · Windows Vista (32/64-bit) · AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 12: Minimum Hardware Requirements
512 MB of RAM memory · 1.6. Network Requirements To be able to successfully install AVG on stations remotely, it is necessary to take some steps in advance. Note: If you experience any problems with the remote administration/installation/ connection even after reviewing the chapters below, please try to find the proper answer in the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) located at www.avg.com.
Page 13 RPC: Remote Procedure Call · To be able to launch the AVG Agent on the remote station, you need to allow the following ports in the firewall on the station – TCP and UDP port 135. Communication on TCP port number 6150 ·...
Page 14: Ports To Be Allowed For Remote Administration
TCP Port 6054 · This port is used for direct messages from the AVG Admin Server to the AVG Admin Console. This port is not configurable. AVG Admin Console tries to open this port automatically for listening, if the port is not available, it tries to open subsequent ports (6055, 6066, …) until it successfully finds an available one.
Page 15: Migrating Stations From Previous Version
1.7. Migrating Stations From Previous Version The migration of one AVG DataCenter to another is described in the How to/ Migrate stations from/to different DataCenter. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 16: Avg 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition Installation
AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition Installation In order to be able to remotely install AVG on stations, you must first install AVG 8.5 Remote Administration and its components. The whole process consists basically of two steps: Components Installation · Deployment process ·...
Page 17: Avg Admin Lite
Allows central management of AVG stations configuration via the AVG Admin Console, collects scan results from AVG stations, shows components states and much more. UpdateProxy role · AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 18: Where To Install And Deploy
The welcome dialog appears in the language of the operating system to which AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition is being installed. You can switch to another language and confirm your choice by pressing the Next button. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 19: License Agreement
This dialog window offers the full wording of the AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition license agreement. To approve, press the Accept button. Otherwise press the Don’t accept button, and the installation process will be cancelled. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 20: Installation Type
2.5. Installation Type In this dialog select which type of Remote Administration you wish to install. You have the following options: AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 21: Enter License Number
2.6. Enter license number In this dialogue enter your User name, Company name (if applicable) and your License or Sales Number. Click the Next button to continue. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 22: Destination Folder
If you decide on another arrangement, check or uncheck the respective checkbox. To continue the installation process, press the Next button: AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 23 AVG Admin Server, and on each computer where you install AVG Admin Console. Graphic reports are generated by the AVG Admin Server and can be viewed by the AVG Admin Console. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 24: Installation Summary
For more information see the AVG Admin Deployment Wizard chapter. Note: You must go through this wizard in order to make AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition function properly. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 25 In that case switch to your TEMP directory with the avg8adm.log file, and send the file to our technical support department for further analysis. Use the contact e-mail: support@avg.com. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 26: Avg Admin Deployment Wizard
Using the wizard, you can also configure the AVG Admin Server in order to mirror the AVG updates in a local network. The wizard leads you through the configuration process in a few steps listed in the following summary.
Page 27: Introduction
Generally speaking, if your network consists of more than 150 stations or your network is divided into multiple segments in different locations, you should consider deploying multiple UpdateProxy roles to different AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 28: Role Selection
In the Server roles section you must choose which server role(s) you want to run on this server. You need to select at least one option, but you can also select both. The options are as follows: AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 29: Datacenter Role
Selection) the DataCenter Role, one of the following dialogues will be displayed: If there is an existing database with stations detected, the Wizard will offer you to backup its contents first. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 30 On the other hand, if the DataCenter database will be outdated, you will be asked, if you wish to update the existing one or create a new one: Update existing DataCenter database · AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 31 Continue to choose a proper database engine (this dialogue will not appear if you decided to keep your existing database): AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 32: Firebird
This engine can serve over 1000 stations in large networks. It is not a standard part of AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition and its usage is bound to the Microsoft SQL Server license. Oracle 10g · AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 33: Ms Sql Server 2005 Express Edition
Microsoft SQL Server, or to configure an already installed instance of Microsoft SQL Server. Select the respective option in the Choose one of the following section of the dialog window, and continue by pressing the Next button. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 34 AVG Admin Server connection) User password - type in a preferred new password for the database (to be · used for AVG Admin Server connection) AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 35 After successful installation of .NET Framework, please download the installation package of SQL Server 2005 Express Edition from the Microsoft web site: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=64064 AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 36: Ms Sql Server
2000/2005 is installed. Instance name – refers to a particular SQL Server 2000/2005 installation, if · there is more than one instance installed on the station. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 37: Oracle
AVG Admin Server connection). Press the Next button and continue to the next step - Data Import. 3.4.4. Oracle Fill in the following information: AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 38 User password - type in a preferred new password for the database (to be · used for AVG Admin Server connection) Press the Next button and continue to the next step - Data Import. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 39: Data Import
Therefore, if you have previously used AVG Remote Administration and wish to use former database backup, you can find the backup files there, unless you switched AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 40: Updateproxy Role
If the folder does not exist, you will be asked if you want to create it. Click this button to select the folder. Once finished, click the Next button to continue. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 41: Update Servers
Enter a name into the Server field and the complete server address into the URL field including http:// prefix and port number, if other than 80. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 42 Server URL into the list of update servers applicable for station settings. From the drop down menu select one of the following: Do not write to DC - the currently deployed AVG Admin Server URL will not · AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 43: Configuration Overview
In the list of update servers check which server(s) you would like keeping for the set of settings mentioned above. Use the same function buttons as in the previous dialogue. 3.6. Configuration overview AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 44 Migrating stations from/to different AVG DataCenter · Also, you may consider going through the general How to... chapter which describes different tasks related to remote administration of AVG. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 45: Avg Network Installer Wizard Basic Mode
Home operating system, it is necessary to install the AVG Agent service manually, or using the login script. More information on this topic can be found in the Windows XP Home Remote Installation chapter. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 46: Welcome
F2 key or CTRL+S combination. A new dialogue will appear allowing you to choose a configuration file name. To continue, click the Next button. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 47: Installation Method
Creation of AVG installation script · This option allows you to create an installation script and a batch file for local installation or installation from a removable media/network folder. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 48: Remote Network Installation
The remote installation is not automatically possible on stations with Windows XP Home. Please see the Windows XP Home Remote Installation chapter for more information. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 49 License number change - Use this button to input a new license number to · be applied for AVG Remote Administration installed on the local station. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 50 Custom update server - if you already have an existing update server, that · you would like to use for your stations, check this checkbox and fill in its address now. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 51 The source text file contains one station name per line. More information about this topic can be found in the Migrate Stations from/to Different DataCenter chapter. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 52 AVG Agent service on remote stations. Once set, no operations using the wizard can be performed on the remote stations without knowing the password. The password is related to the AVG Agent service only, and it does not influence any other remote station settings.
Page 53: All Stations From The Domain
4.4.1. All Stations from the Domain If you choose to install AVG remotely on all stations from the domain, the following dialogue listing all stations available in the domain will appear: According to the station state you have the following options: Select all stations - will select or unselect all stations in the list and the Install button will become active.
Page 54: Enter An Ip Range
Remove button. Once you finish selecting the IP ranges, click the Next button to continue. Once done, the Station selection window will appear: AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 55: Import Stations From File
Different DataCenter chapter. If you choose to install AVG remotely on stations selected from a file, you will see a dialogue asking for the file. Locate the file and confirm your choice. The source file format contains one station name per line in simple text format.
Page 56 Select stations without AVG - will select only stations that do not have AVG installed, or where AVG could not be detected. Continue to the Remote network installation - final steps chapter and complete the remote installation process. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 57: Select A Single Station
IP address. Confirm your choice by clicking the OK button. The process of checking the chosen station for an AVG installation will begin. Once done, the Station selection window will appear: AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 58: Select From Active Directory
(separate the values by a semicolon) either by entering the station names manually or by using the dialogue advanced features for searching. Once done, the Station selection window will appear: AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 59 Select stations without AVG - will select only stations that do not have AVG installed, or where AVG could not be detected. Continue to the Remote network installation - final steps chapter and complete the remote installation process. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 60: Remote Network Installation - Final Steps
Note: If AVG installation is successful, the AVG Agent will be removed and therefore the installation log will not be possible to retrieve. Export stations without AVG to a file - this option will create a file with · list of stations that do not contain AVG installation.
Page 61 If your access rights are not sufficient for AVG Agent service installation on the remote station, you will be asked for the domain administrator’s login/password during installation. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 62 AVG will then be transferred to the station and installed. You will see on each line, if the installation was successful (however it may take some time to process).
Page 63: Creation Of Avg Installation Script
CD, network folder or copied directly to a station. This option does not offer the possibility of remote installation to the network stations or servers. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 65 License number change - Use this button to input a new license number to · be applied for AVG Remote Administration installed on the local station. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 66 Custom update server - if you already have an existing update server that · you would like to use for your stations, check this checkbox and fill in its address now. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 67 AVG setup files to be stored in a subfolder. Create the AUTORUN.INF file - If you plan to put your script on a CD/DVD · AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 68 If you have not done so already, fill in the output path in the Select folder where the script will be stored section. Click the Create script button to compile and save the installation script to the selected location. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 69 On the station navigate to this folder and run the AvgSetup.bat file. The command line window will appear and the installation will begin. Once the installation is completed, the window will close automatically. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 70 If not, open the removable device disk letter and run the AvgSetup.bat file manually. The command line window will appear and the installation will begin. Once the installation is completed, the window will close automatically. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 71: Avg Network Installer Wizard Advanced Mode
Advanced mode by selecting the option Advanced mode in the second step. If the option is not selected, the program will run in the Basic mode (recommended for most users). This chapter describes the Advanced mode. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 72: Welcome
F2 key or CTRL+S combination. A new dialogue will appear allowing you to choose a configuration file name. To continue, click the Next button. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 73: Installation Method
Creation of AVG installation script · This option allows you to create an installation script and a batch file for local installation or installation from a removable media/network folder. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 74: Remote Network Installation
The remote installation is not automatically possible on stations with Windows XP Home. Please see the Windows XP Home Remote Installation chapter for more information. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 75 · License number change - Use this button to input a new license number to be applied for AVG Remote Administration installed on the local station. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 76 In this step, you can choose if you wish to install AVG with default settings or select custom components. Install AVG with default settings - Choose this option if you prefer the · default components to be installed. Select installation components - Select this option to view a tree structure ·...
Page 77 Notification delay before restart on remote station - If the previous · checkbox is checked, you can also define a delay before the restart will take AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 78 Setup language - choose a custom language for AVG installation. · Select folder where AVG 8.5 setup LOG file will be stored - if you prefer · a custom location for setup log files, select it here (the folder must already exist on the target station).
Page 79 Detailed – information on the operations requested and performed by the · service on a station. Debug – very detailed records covering the program diagnostics. After · AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 80 If you choose a logging level option other than Logging off, the Log file name field will become active: The Log file name – fill in the name of the log file. The AVG Agent service will store the log files under the selected name on remote stations, where the service should be installed.
Page 81 The source text file contains one station name per line. More information about this topic can be found in the Migrate Stations from/to Different DataCenter chapter. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 82 AVG Agent service on remote stations. Once set, no operations using the wizard can be performed on the remote stations without knowing the password. The password is related to the AVG Agent service only, and it does not influence any other remote station settings.
Page 83: All Stations From The Domain
5.3.1. All Stations from the Domain If you choose to install AVG remotely on all stations from the domain, the following dialogue listing all stations available in the domain will appear: According to the station state you have the following options: Select all stations - will select or unselect all stations in the list and the Install button will become active.
Page 84: Enter An Ip Range
Remove button. Once you have finished selecting the IP ranges, click the Next button to continue. Once done, the Station selection window will appear: AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 85: Import Stations From File
Different DataCenter chapter. If you choose to install AVG remotely on stations selected from a file, you will experience a dialogue asking for the file. Locate the file and confirm your choice. The source file format contains one station name per line in simple text format.
Page 86 Select stations without AVG - will select only stations that do not have AVG installed, or where AVG could not be detected. Continue to the Remote network installation - final steps chapter and complete the remote installation process. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 87: Select A Single Station
IP address. Confirm your choice by clicking the OK button. The process of checking the chosen station for an AVG installation will begin. Once done, the Station selection window will appear: AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 88: Select From Active Directory
(separate the values by a semicolon) either by entering the station names manually or by using the dialogue advanced features for searching. Once done, the Station selection window will appear: AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 89 Select stations without AVG - will select only stations that do not have AVG installed, or where AVG could not be detected. Continue to the Remote network installation - final steps chapter and complete the remote installation process. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 90: Remote Network Installation - Final Steps
Note: If AVG installation is successful, the AVG Agent will be removed and therefore the installation log will not be possible to retrieve. Export stations without AVG to a file - this option will create a file with · list of stations that do not contain AVG installation.
Page 91 Once you are ready to proceed, click on the Install button to begin remote installation. If you select only some stations from the list, AVG installation will be performed on these stations only. Otherwise installation will be performed on all listed stations.
Page 92 AVG should be then transferred to the station and installed. You will see on each line, if the installation was successful (however it may take some time to process).
Page 93: Creation Of Avg Installation Script
CD, network folder or copied directly to a station. This option does not offer the possibility of remote installation to the network stations or servers. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 95 · License number change - Use this button to input a new license number to be applied for AVG Remote Administration installed on the local station. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 96 In this step, you can choose if you wish to install AVG with default settings or select custom components. Install AVG with default settings - Choose this option if you prefer the · default components to be installed. Select installation components - Select this option to view a tree structure ·...
Page 97 · Notification delay before restart on remote station - If the previous checkbox is checked, you can also define a delay before the restart will take place. Default value is ten minutes. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 98 Setup language - choose a custom language for AVG installation. · Select folder where AVG 8.5 setup LOG file will be stored - if you prefer · a custom location for setup log files, select it here (the path must already exist on the station).
Page 99 Name of the script file with parameters - type in a custom name for the · script parameters file. The file extension must be .ini. In the Setup files location define these options: AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 100 This step contains a preview of both setup and configuration files. The first tab contains information about the setup file and the second contains the presets. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 101 Copy the whole content of the previously chosen folder to your station. Note: If you used a network folder for storing the script, you can navigate to that folder directly over the network. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 102 If not, open the removable device disk letter and run the AvgSetup.bat file manually. The command line window will appear and the installation will begin. Once the installation is completed, the window will close automatically. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 103: Avg Admin Console
Typically, if AVG Admin Console is installed on the same computer as the DataCenter, it is possible to use the following communication string: localhost:4158. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 104 If the DataCenter is password protected, you must fill-in the Username and Password into the appropriate fields. Without correct password and/or username, you will not be able to start AVG Admin Console. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 105: Avg Admin Console Interface Overview
The upper menu contains the following menu items: DataCenter menu The DataCenter menu offers the following options: Connect to AVG DataCenter... · Allows user to select a different DataCenter. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 106 The password will then be required during every connection to the AVG DataCenter. Full access control - please see the How to manage access rights chapter AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 107 Here you can choose which conditions on a station are to be considered as non-compliant. According to your selection, the non-compliant stations will then be highlighted in red within all available views. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 108 Shared settings for e-mail servers... - opens a dialogue for editing the · shared configuration for stations with e-mail server installed (For detailed information on stations shared settings please refer to chapter Configuration/ AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 109: Navigation Tree
The group content itself displays in the Current view, in the central table. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 110: Records Section
(e.g. station/user information); that is why the relevant data is arranged into groups, and every group can be displayed AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 111: Status Panel
Select all button to keep all columns visible. 6.2.4. Status panel In this part of the AVG Admin Console main window you can find various system notices and information on the application functionality, communication with AVG stations, detected problems, positive scan results warnings, etc.
Page 112 This option allows you to filter out messages according to more extensive parameters. From the drop down menu select what type of messages you wish to display. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 113: Quick Help Panel
Filters are currently available for the following tree items: Stations, Scan results and Graphic reports. Description of individual filters can be found in the tree items' respective chapters: AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 114: Information Panel
Station to the DataCenter. · The synchronization is performed periodically. By default, the settings synchronization process is done every 60 minutes. To alter the synchronization AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 115: Scan Results Synchronization
This synchronization process sends data from the station to the AVG DataCenter. It takes place: every time the station powers on/goes online (at the latest within 20 · minutes), AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 116: Station Components States Synchronization
- contains stations that are in an non-standard · state (i.e. don't comply to predefined conditions) Stations with AVG Firewall - contains a list of stations that have the · AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 117: Non-Compliant Stations
Non-compliance conditions... item in the View menu. In this dialog, you can specify which conditions a station must fulfill in order to be considered as non-compliant. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 118 Unselect all - will deselect all the conditions. · Confirm your choice by clicking the OK button or close it by pressing Cancel. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 119: Stations With Avg Firewall
To disable the filter, simply uncheck the checkbox. 6.5. Servers The Servers item contains an overview of all deployed servers and stations with AVG e-mail server component installed. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 120: Updateproxy Servers
(servers) with e-mail servers installed: Shared settings for e-mail servers - will open shared advanced settings · dialogue for e-mail servers. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 121: Scan Results
- by right-clicking on a station name in the Stations/ · group view and selecting the All Tasks/Ask for scan results item. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 122 Additionally, to view specific scan results, simply double-click the requested line or from the right-click context menu select Scan result details option. A new window will appear. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 123 Next - shows the next scan result in the Scan results view, if available. · Right-clicking on a finding in the list will allow you to choose from the following AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 124: Filtering
Datacenter), all pending operations will be processed next time the station connects. Once you request an action, then if the AVG station is active, it will try to find the requested test result and process all selected infections. One of the action result states, listed below, will be displayed in the State column.
Page 125: Events
The filtering options for Events are as follows: Note: To use a filter, simply tick the checkbox next to its name and double click the AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 126: Notifications
To activate a notification you need to right click on its line and from the context menu select Activate. Double-clicking a line (i.e. specific notification) will open Notification settings AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 127: Condition Tab
On this tab you can customize under which conditions the notification should be sent. Check the Send a notification message when the condition is fulfilled AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 128: Message Tab
6.8.2. Message Tab On this tab you can customize the notification message itself. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 129 %AVG_IPAddress% - the station IP address. · %AVG_MACAddress% - the MAC address of the station. · %AVG_LastCall% - last time the station contacted the AVG DataCenter. · AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 130: Graphic Reports
Some templates allow you to set additional parameters for more precise reports. To create a report directly from this menu, right-click on the report you want to AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 131 Type of Chart - choose the requested chart type (default selection is pie chart). Most viruses - This report shows the top viruses of all stations. · AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 132: Report Schedules
- Remove - will mark a report as deleted (but not remove it yet from the hard drive/AVG DataCenter). - Completely remove from AVG Datacenter - select one or more items and remove them completely by using this function. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 133 By default, there are no schedules available. To prepare a new scheduled report, right-click in the Report schedules area and select the Define a new schedule item from the menu. A new dialog will come up: AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 135 If there are additional parameters available for the selected report, fill in the requested values, or leave the default values. For more information on templates, see the Report templates section above. Once ready, press the Next button. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 136 Generate periodically - Choose a Period (daily, weekly, monthly) of · generation and First generation time and date. Press Next button to proceed to the following part: AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 137 If you do not select to receive the report as an attachment, you will only receive a notification e-mail and will have to review the report manually within the AVG AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 138: Generated Reports
The Filter panel is located by default in the bottom left part of the screen. If the panel is not visible, you can activate it by clicking on the Filter window item in the View/Panels menu. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 139: Licenses
Note: The new license number(s) will be deployed to individual stations once the synchronization process takes place. More information about synchronization process can be found in the Synchronization process chapter. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 140: Shared Settings
This item allows you view all currently pending requests sent from the AVG Admin Console. You can also delete them by right-clicking on them and selecting Delete selected requests from the context menu. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 141: Filtering
To disable a filter, simply uncheck the checkbox next to its name or right-click in the filters window and from the context menu select Switch off all filters. Note: All filters are case sensitive! AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 142: Avg Admin Server
AVG DataCenter using the TCP protocol (or the HTTP protocol, to be exact) that is a part of each Windows operating system installation. Therefore, the AVG stations do not need any other third party component to be able to connect to the remote administration system.
Page 143: Avg Admin Lite
- a tool for smaller networks (for configuration · distribution). In order to install and use only the AVG Admin Lite features, you must have chosen the Lite Installation option during the AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition installation process (For more information see chapter Installation type).
Page 144: Avg Admin Deployment Wizard Lite
The first dialogue explains the purpose of the Wizard. Click the Next button to proceed to the next step. Note: You need to complete this wizard in order to proceed with remote network installation. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 145: Configuration Overview
The wizard will also create the AVGUpdate folder on the C: drive (by default) or drive that is indicated in your overview. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 146: Completion
If everything went smoothly, you will see a dialogue similar to the one above. Click Finish to close the Wizard and continue to the AVG Network Installer Wizard Lite. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 147: Avg Network Installer Wizard Lite
The AVG Network Installer Wizard Lite will quickly guide you through the AVG script creation process. The script can then be used to install AVG on your stations. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 148: Installation Settings
Fill in the requested values. License number is a mandatory field that must be filled in. Alternatively you may check the Name and/or Company checkboxes and fill in the appropriate values. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 149: Creation Of Avg Installation Script
Selecting this option will let you choose a folder, where the script will be stored. If you choose a network folder, make sure it has correct write-access rights. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 150: Completion
Once the installation is completed, the window will close automatically. To use the script from a removable device: Insert the removable device to your station. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 151 If not, open the removable device disk letter and run the AvgSetup.bat file manually. The command line window will appear and the installation will begin. Once the installation is completed, the window will close automatically. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 152: Avg Settings Manager
Load and edit AVG configuration file · If you already have an AVG configuration file (.pck), use this button to open it for editing. Once you confirm your changes by the OK or Apply button, the file will be replaced with the new settings!
Page 153 Apply configuration from file to AVG on this computer · Use this button to open an AVG configuration file (.pck) and apply it to the local installation of AVG. Store local AVG configuration to a file · Use this button to save the AVG configuration file (.pck) of the local AVG installation.
Page 154: Configuration
Note: You can use Default button to restore the original settings of the current AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 155: General Control And Priority Levels
Mandatory item value. The context menu contains also the following options: All mandatory - sets mandatory flag to all items in the current dialogue. · AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 156: Alert Manager Settings
The Alert Manager settings are available only from AVG Admin Console (i.e. not visible on AVG station). Here you can select, which events you wish to be sent to the AVG DataCenter and displayed in the AVG Admin Console (section Events).
Page 158 AVG DataCenter (and later on displayed through AVG Admin Console - Events view). Available events are shown in the dialog; mark the respective checkbox to include the event. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 159 Update started · Update checked · Update finished · AVG Startup · AVG shutdown · AVG component was unexpectedly terminated · License number changed · AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 160: Remote Administration
Synchronize Alert Manager settings - If you do not require Alert Manager · settings synchronization, we recommend to switch it off to reduce the data flow and ease the network traffic. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 161: Allowed Actions
Virus vault access -if unchecked, it will disallow users on the station to · access the virus vault. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 162 User can stop a running task checkbox. Note: The changes will take effect once the stations get synchronized. For more AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 163: License
You can copy predefined Schedules configuration from the Shared settings for stations/Groups (or from settings for a single station) to a group, multiple groups or shared settings. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 164 In the left tree right-click on the chosen subitem under Schedules item and from the context menu choose Copy to. A new dialog will appear: AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 165 The checkbox Set mandatory flag for the target object serves for marking the setting as mandatory. If left unchecked, the configuration will be set as monitored. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 166: Scheduled Scans
All local (fixed) drives will be scanned. <Net> · All network drives will be scanned. <Doc> · The following location will be scanned: C:\Documents and Settings\<currrent user> AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 167 Warning: Since all scheduled scans run under SYSTEM user account, it is currently not possible to scan some locations properly (namely <Web>, <Temp> or <Doc>) due to Windows security policy. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 168: Shared Firewall Settings
Advanced settings section click the Set button to mark all items as mandatory. Use the Reset button to set all profile values back to monitored. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 169: Virtual Adapters
Click on a profile name you wish to create virtual adapter for and select Defined adapters sub-item. In the right part of the dialog click on the Add Virt. adapter button to create a new one. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 170: Profiles
(i.e. individual stations and groups). Note: The bold highlighted profile name does indicate, that the profile is set as mandatory. The profile settings mandatory/monitored status can be verified (or AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 171: Avg Admin Server Settings
The AVG Admin Server Monitor is a part of the AVG Admin Server installation. The AVG Admin Server Monitor displays an icon on the system tray, and the icon’s color indicates the AVG Admin Server status. Double click on the icon to open the AVG Admin Server Monitor dialog with basic information on the server activities.
Page 172 If you prefer not to automatically launch the AVG Admin Server Monitor at Windows system startup, you can uncheck the checkbox Run AVG Admin Server Monitor at startup (not recommended). AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 173: General Tab
Here you can change the port number and local address. Port - the default port value is 4158. You can reset the default value any time by pressing the Set default port button. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 174: Datacenter Tab
DataCenter. In other words, these values must be correctly filled when connecting stations to the AVG DataCenter (either via the AVG Network Installer Wizard or manually). 10.3.2.DataCenter tab This tab offers the following options: AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 175 Username - a database username chosen for the database creation during · the AVG Admin Deployment Wizard. Password - a database password chosen for the database creation during the · AVG Admin Deployment Wizard. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 176 The backup files are stored in the following location: C:\Documents and settings\All users\Application Data\AVG8\Admin Server Data\AutoDatabaseBackup The folders are named in the format YEAR-MM-DD TIME for easier differentiation. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 177: Updateproxy Tab
Edit - will allow you to edit the selected entry. Delete - will delete the selected entry. Default - will restore the original update server settings. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 178: E-Mail Tab
If the server requires login for successful connection, check the Authentication checkbox and fill in the username and password. 10.3.4.E-mail tab This tab offers the following options: AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 179 SMTP Login - specify username. · SMTP Password - specify password. · Confirm all changes of the server configuration by the OK button. However, the AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 180: Connection String
If the AVG Admin Server is running, a dialogue will prompt you to restart the server (note that the server will be inaccessible for some time during the restart).
Page 181 UpdateProxy role and complete the rest of the steps. Additionally, if you need to set your internet proxy server to allow the AVG Admin Server to download update files from AVG update servers, follow these steps: Open AVG Admin Server settings from the Tools menu in the AVG Admin ·...
Page 182: Avg Admin Console
AVG Admin Console, DataCenter settings menu item) and have at least one user account created, you can use this feature to set access rights to the selected group of stations. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 183 Delete station - will delete the station from the AVG DataCenter. · Settings - will open the Station settings dialogue. · Firewall settings - will open the Firewall settings for station dialogue. · AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 184 OK to send your request to the selected station. Refresh components state - will refresh the state of all components. · Check stations availability · AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 185 Station restart · This dialog lets you restart the selected station. Choose the preferred delay from the roll-down menu. Station description · AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 186: Station Groups
To create a new group, follow these steps: In the navigation tree right-click on the Stations group. From the context menu select the New group item, and specify its AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 187 The New stations group is a specific system group that cannot be deleted. Stations newly connected to the AVG DataCenter are automatically assigned to this group. All stations are visible in the top Stations group. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 188: How To
For a detailed description of AVG installation please refer to the AVG 8.5 Internet Security (or your appropriate edition) User Manual; available for download in the AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 189 Note: You can also insert the AVG DataCenter connection string directly during AVG installation on the station. To insert the string on the station, open the AVG User Interface and navigate to the Advanced settings (via upper menu Tools/Advanced Settings). Select Remote Administration group.
Page 190: How To Migrate Stations From/To Different Datacenter
Since there are no users in the new version, these settings will be applied during import only to shared settings for stations. Potentially Unwanted Programs excludes · AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 191 In the right view, select the stations you want to migrate across and right click on the selection. From the context menu choose the Export station list AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 192 A new dialogue will appear asking you for the previously saved text file. Locate it and load it by pressing the Open button. Choose the stations on which you wish to install the new AVG and click the Install button.
Page 193 11.2.3.Migrating Stations to another AVG DataCenter In order to move your stations to a different AVG Datacenter you need to firstly deploy the AVG Admin Server to a different computer (if you have not done so already). Once you have your new AVG Datacenter ready, you need to provide a new connection string for all stations you wish to connect to it.
Page 194: How To Synchronize Stations
First try to update the stations manually to see, if the stations are responding correctly. To do so, in the AVG Admin Console right-click on the Stations node or a particular station in a stations view and from the context menu select All tasks/ Ask to perform update item.
Page 195 Internet connection is working correctly, try to check the AVG Admin Server status page first. To do so open your AVG Admin Server IP address or domain name with the correct port number (default is 4158) in your web browser. For example:...
Page 196: How To Install Avg Remotely On Windows Xp Home
The AVG Agent application is available in every AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition installation. Assuming your installation drive is C:, the path to the application would be: C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG8 Admin\Console For the AVG Agent to function properly, you need to copy the following files to your station first: avgagent.exe avgagent_cz.lng avgagent_fr.lng...
Page 197: How To Change User Interface Language
ITA - Italian user interface Example usage: From the Windows Start menu choose Run and enter your requested component with path and appropriate parameter. For example: AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 198: Control Station Users Actions
Actions. Mandatory settings · The mandatory/monitored settings can be used for disabling/enabling various actions within the station settings. By marking an item as mandatory, the AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 199: Requests Handling And Status Messages
Remote Administration item, advanced settings section, Retrieve messages from server every drop down menu. The station is offline and will receive the request immediately after it · gets online. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 200: How To Manage Access Rights
Duplicated requests · If a same request is sent multiple times to a station, it is not stored in AVG DataCenter and the station will only process the first one. This applies also to offline stations. In other words there is no need to send more than one request, since the duplicated requests are disregarded.
Page 201 At the bottom of the dialogue choose Full access control option. A new dialogue will appear: AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 202 Please note, that you need to have at least one account active! New Account · Select this option to create a new user account: AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 203 You will be required to enter new account name, password etc. Delete Account · This option will allow you to delete an existing account. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 204 You can give the user of the account the Full access to the group, allow him/ her just to view the group by selecting Read only, or completely forbid him/ her to access the group by choosing No access option. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 205: How To Maintain The Datacenter Database
Choosing this script will remove all settings, tests, rules and the scheduled tasks belonging to stations that no longer exist in the AVG DataCenter anymore from the AVG DataCenter. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 206: List Of Avg Setup Parameters
Starts setup in uninstall mode. HIDE Starts setup in silent mode. LOG <log file path> Specifies a path to the installation log file (the path must exist). Default value: AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 207 0x40E - Hungarian 0x410 - Italian 0x411 - Japanese 0x412 - Korean 0x413 - Dutch 0x415 - Polish 0x416 - Brazilian Portuguese 0x816 - Portuguese (Portugal) AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 208 TARGET_DIR <path> An installation folder. QUIT_IF_INSTALLED Quits the installation if AVG is already present on the computer. KILL_PROCESS_IF_NEEDED Automatically terminates processes, that cannot be closed normally. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 209 Does not start any AVG processes/ services/drivers during installation. Disables default scan plans after the DISABLE_SCAN installation. Activates Windows Firewall during ENABLE_WINFW uninstallation of AVG Firewall. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 210 AVG Surf-Shield fea_AVG_SafeSearch AVG Active Search-Shield fea_AVG_AntiRootkit AVG Anti-rootkit fea_AVG_AlertManager AVG Alert manager fea_AVG_SystemTools AVG System tools fea_AVG_Cl AVG Remote Administration library fea_AVG_Languages All languages AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 211 Brazilian Portuguese fea_AVG_Language_PT Portuguese (Portugal) fea_AVG_Language_PL Polish fea_AVG_Language_SC Serbian fea_AVG_Language_SK Slovak fea_AVG_Language_SP Spanish fea_AVG_Language_DA Danish fea_AVG_Language_US English (US) fea_AVG_Language_RU Russian fea_AVG_Language_KO Korean fea_AVG_Language_ID Bahasa (Indonesian) AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 212 Desktop shortcut icon fea_AVG_StartMenu Start menu items fea_AVG_IdentityShield AVG Identity Protection fea_AVG_ExchangeServer_AS AVG Anti-spam for MS Exchange Server AVG E-mail scanner for MS Exchange fea_AVG_ExchangeServer_EMC Server AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 213: Avg Datacenter
12. AVG DataCenter The AVG DataCenter is a database that all AVG stations as well as the AVG Admin Console program communicate with. The AVG Admin Console accesses the AVG DataCenter to centrally define AVG settings and system parameters. AVG stations connect to the AVG DataCenter to read the set up parameters;...
Page 214: Converting The Avg Datacenter To A Different Database
List of served stations - this option will be available only if there is · UpdateProxy role installed. Use this button to list stations that are receiving updates from this server. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 215: Avg Managed Update
AVG Admin Server can be told by an external incentive (a special TCP/ UDP packet sent by a program residing at the AVG Technologies server) that a new update is available. The update files are downloaded then and an update notification is distributed to the defined AVG stations instantly (see the description of the Client info tab for details).
Page 216 Configuration/AVG Admin Server Settings section of this document. Click on the Managed Update tab to open the AVG Managed Update configuration: AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 217 The field defines the TCP port where the AVG Admin Server listens for the incoming commands. Local address (TCP) · The address where the AVG Admin Server listens for the TCP encoded incoming commands. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 218 Note: You can set the default port values for any above field by pressing the respective Set default port button. The Client info button will open the following dialogue: AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 219 Virus database updates or Program updates using the respective radio button. Manual Mode (the Automatic mode option is not checked) · AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 220 Note: Any AVG Managed Update related changes performed in the AVG Admin Server Monitor configuration interface are saved after pressing the OK button. The Server info button will open the following dialogue: AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 221 AVG Managed Update commands from the AVG Technologies company. All server addresses on this tab can be inserted in the same way as addresses AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 222 Client Info dialogue (i.e. as a full IP address, station name, IP address range, IP address and mask or combination of all mentioned methods). AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 223: Updates
AVG versions update) must be downloaded this way to allow AVG stations to use the current file to perform the program/virus AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 224 URL http://localweb/avgupdate. Following these steps, AVG stations will use the same URL http://localweb/avgupdate for updates. Update files for distribution can be downloaded from the www.avg.com website, section Downloads. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 225: Avg Admin Server For Linux Beta
AVG stations and DataCenter. A Firebird server is used for accessing the DataCenter database. AVG Proxy server is also a part of the AVG Admin Server and serves for mirroring update files that can be accessed via the HTTP protocol.
Page 226: Installation
(avgadmsrv-8.x.111.i386.tar.gz) from the following URL: http://www.avg.com/download To install AVG Admin Server 8.5 beta for Linux, follow these instructions: Unpack the installation file: #tar -xvzf avgadmsrv-8.x.111.i386.tar.gz AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 227: Database Setup
You can also use the default DataCenter database from the installation package ( data/avgdb.fdb). If you are installing AVG Admin Server 8.5 beta for Linux for the first time and you do not have any DataCenter database file created yet, the AVG Admin Server 8.5 beta for Linux install script will install an empty DataCenter for you.
Page 228: Before You Start The Server
To obtain the license number contact either your AVG reseller or visit www.avg.com 15.1.7.Before You Start the Server Check the access rights of the avgdb.fdb file prior to AVG Admin Server 8.5 beta for Linux startup. The Firebird server must have the read/write access to the avgdb.fdb database.
Page 229: Start-Up Parameters
DataCenter computer (server) is available for individual stations via the HTTP protocol. The AVG Admin Server 8.5 beta for Linux is running as a daemon and by default it is listening on port 4158 for incoming connections. To start/stop the server, please use the avgadmsrvd initial script.
Page 230: Configuration
Display command line help for AVG Admin Server 8.5 beta for Linux. 15.3.Configuration The configuration of the AVG Admin Server 8.5 beta for Linux is stored in the avgadmsrv.conf file in the /opt/avg/avgadmsrv/etc directory.The automatic setup works with the DataCenter saved in the avgdb.fdb file in the /opt/avg/avgadmsrv/var/db directory.
Page 231 Set to 1 (default) to enable AVG update files downloading and sharing in local network. Proxy · Specified server is used for proxy connection. The acceptable form is: AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 232 (default is 30). DatabaseBackupPeriod · How often (in hours) should the server backup the database. Set to 0 (zero) to AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 233 Set to 0 (zero) in order to keep the backups untouched (default is 14). MaxConcurrentDownloads · Maximum number of concurrent downloads of update files from the update server (default is 5). AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 234: Faq And Technical Support
HW parameters of the station (or rather the minimum parameters) · LAN or WAN, and the connection quality for WAN · your demands for AVG Network Edition (administrator’s requirements, and · administration extent) AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus Network Edition © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.

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