User manual WEBROOT SME SECURITY QUICK START GUIDE

[. . . ] Quick Start Guide This Quick Start Guide provides an overview for installing and configuring Webroot® SME Security. For more detailed instructions, see the System Administrator Guide. Planning the Installation Before you begin installing Webroot SME Security, review the guidelines in this section. Upgrade Support If your company is currently running Webroot Spy Sweeper Enterprise 3. 1 and a supported MS SQL database (2000, 2005, or 2005 Express), you can upgrade to Webroot SME Security 3. 1. 5. However, if your company is running a version of Webroot Spy Sweeper Enterprise prior to 3. 1 or a DBISAM database, see the following table for upgrade information. Also, if you are running older versions of the Spy Sweeper Clients, most of them are still supported, except for version 2. 1. If Your Company is Running . . . Webroot Spy Sweeper Enterprise 3. 0 or lower DBISAM database Webroot Spy Sweeper Clients 2. 5. 1, 3. 0, or 3. 1 Webroot Spy Sweeper Client 2. 1 Follow These Steps . . . You must upgrade to Webroot Spy Sweeper Enterprise 3. 1 before you can install Webroot SME Security 3. 1. 5. [. . . ] · Stay Invisible: Does not display a system tray icon and does not do anything when a sweep starts. End users have no access to the Webroot Client window. Client Polling Interval: Select how often you want Webroot Clients to check for updates and for schedule and configuration changes from your server. Install new definitions Select to have spyware and virus definitions installed automatically on all client automatically workstations whenever updates are available. Install new client updates automatically Shield and Sweep Settings: Select to have Webroot Client program updates installed automatically on all client workstations whenever updates are available. Select the desired settings: · Maximum protection: Turns on all shields and sweeps weekly at 12 am Saturday. · Recommended: Turns on all Windows System and Internet Explorer shields to protect workstations from unauthorized changes. · Custom: No settings will be configured at this time. 12 Installing Components The Service Credentials window opens. 16. If you want to install the Webroot Clients from the Admin Console, select the "Run . . . " option, enter a user name and password for your domain, and click Next. If you do not need to install Webroot Clients from the Admin Console (see "Using Alternate Methods to Install Webroot Clients" on page 19), leave the option blank and click Next. The Webroot Server installs and automatically starts the Client Service and Update Service. These services (WebrootClientService. exe and WebrootUpdateService. exe) run as Windows services and should always be running. This permits your company server to download updates from the Webroot Update Server and permits client workstations to download updates and configuration changes from your company server. You are now ready to configure one or more client workstations, and if needed, one or more distributor servers. For more information, see "Installing and Configuring the Webroot Client" on page 14 and "Installing and Assigning Distributor Servers" on page 21. Quick Start Guide 13 Installing and Configuring the Webroot Client The Webroot Client configuration installs the following components on each client workstation: · · · CommAgent. Communicates periodically with your company server to check for configuration changes, new or updated applications, or updated threat definitions. Provides the core functions for Webroot SME Security. Determine the best method for installing the Webroot Client as described below: Method Admin Console Description Configure the logon properties for the Webroot Admin Console Service, access the Admin Console, then install the Webroot Clients on workstations from the Admin Console. See the next section, "Using the Admin Console to Install Webroot Clients. " Go to each workstation and manually execute the installation files. Include the Webroot Client as part of an image installed on each workstation. See "Using an Image File" on page 20. MSI file Logon script Group Policies Image of Webroot Client Using the Admin Console to Install Webroot Clients You can install and update the Webroot Clients from the Admin Console, which requires that you complete the following tasks: · · · Configure the logon properties for the Webroot Admin Console Service. Install the Webroot Clients. Configuring Logon Properties for Webroot Admin Console Service To use the client deployment feature of the Admin Console, you must first properly credential the Webroot Admin Console Service from the Services control panel in Windows. The user account that you specify must have administrative privileges in the domains where you want to remotely install and uninstall the Webroot Client. Right-click the Webroot Admin Console Service and select Properties. 14 Installing Components 4. Click the Log On tab. 5. Enter the domain name and partial user name using the following format: DomainName\PartialUserName. [. . . ] If you enter the DNS name of a server on your network, the IP address automatically populates when you tab to the second field. 4. The server name now displays in the list on the right side of the panel. Drag a server from the list to a group or to the company in the group tree. To remove a server assignment, select the server in the group tree and click Unassign Distributor. 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