Avast Business On-Premise Console
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Avast Business On-Premise Console Console Version 7.16 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction to Avast Business On-Premise Management Console .......................................................... 1 Setting up ................................................................................................................................................ 2 Requirements ...................................................................................................................................... 2 Installing the Console .......................................................................................................................... 5 Running the Console ............................................................................................................................ 8 User Management ............................................................................................................................. 10 Notification Settings .......................................................................................................................... 11 Changing the Language ...................................................................................................................... 12 Logging Out ....................................................................................................................................... 12 Navigation ............................................................................................................................................. 13 Navigation Menu ............................................................................................................................... 13 Dashboard ............................................................................................................................................. 14 Shortcuts ........................................................................................................................................... 14 Adding and activating devices ............................................................................................................ 14 Setting up Master Agents and Local Update Servers .......................................................................... 17 Proxy Settings .................................................................................................................................... 21 Network Security - Operating System ................................................................................................ 23 Threat Detection Statistics ................................................................................................................. 23 Notifications .......................................................................................................................................... 24 Devices .................................................................................................................................................. 26 Understanding the status of devices .................................................................................................. 26 Removing and uninstalling devices .................................................................................................... 27 Groups .............................................................................................................................................. 28 Actions on the Device page ................................................................................................................ 30 Viewing device details ....................................................................................................................... 33 Tasks ..................................................................................................................................................... 35 Task Summary ................................................................................................................................... 35 Viewing tasks ..................................................................................................................................... 35 Creating tasks on the Tasks page ....................................................................................................... 36 Scanning devices ............................................................................................................................... 36 Sending a message to all managed devices ........................................................................................ 37 Updating device software .................................................................................................................. 38 Shutting down or restarting all managed devices ............................................................................... 38 Device Settings ...................................................................................................................................... 40 Default template ............................................................................................................................... 40 Configuring Avast Business Antivirus with settings templates ............................................................ 40 Active Protection ............................................................................................................................... 43 General Settings ................................................................................................................................ 73 Antivirus Settings ............................................................................................................................... 75 Troubleshooting Settings ................................................................................................................... 76 About file paths in Settings templates................................................................................................ 77 Reports ................................................................................................................................................. 79 Regional Settings ............................................................................................................................... 79 Devices report ................................................................................................................................... 80 Tasks report....................................................................................................................................... 80 Threats report ................................................................................................................................... 80 Subscriptions ......................................................................................................................................... 82 Help & Support ...................................................................................................................................... 85 Avast Technical Support .................................................................................................................... 85 Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................................ 86 Index ..................................................................................................................................................... 88 INTRODUCTION TO AVAST BUSINESS ON-PREMISE MANAGEMENT CONSOLE With Avast Business Management Console, adding critical protection to every PC, Mac, and server has never been easier. Flexible management provides the most convenient way to protect businesses. Avast Business Management Console provides: ▪ Complete control over the behavior of Antivirus on endpoint devices ▪ Centralized management of multiple devices ▪ A complete overview of the current status of entire environment with immediate alerts ▪ Regular and seamless updates Avast Business Management Console integrates seamlessly with Avast Business Antivirus to: ▪ Leverage virtualization to protect confidential information ▪ Protect multiple platforms - PCs, Macs, and servers ▪ Update to the latest version automatically or manually ▪ Add extra firewall protection for remote endpoints ▪ Provide complete server protection ▪ Secure your e-mail client When you install Avast Business Antivirus on devices through Avast Business Management Console, you can control Avast Business Antivirus on those devices remotely. You can change and apply settings to each device individually, without having to visit each device or recall them from the field. Avast Business Management Console 1 | P a g e SETTING UP Setting up Avast Business Management Console involves three steps: ▪ Installing the console ▪ Creating an account ▪ Uploading your license From there, you can add devices to protect and manage them. REQUIREMENTS CONSOLE (WINDOWS VERSION) MINIMUM RECOMMENDED OPERATING SYSTEM ▪ Windows 10 (64-bit) ▪ Windows 10 (64-bit) ▪ Windows 8.x (Desktop, 64-bit) ▪ Windows Server 2016 any Edition with ▪ Windows 7 SP1 (64-bit) latest Service Pack (64-bit) ▪ Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (64-bit) ▪ Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 (64-bit) ▪ Windows Server 2016 any Edition with latest Service Pack (64-bit) RAM 2 GB 4 GB DISK SPACE 6 GB 6 GB PROCESSOR 2 GHz 2 GHz CONSOLE (DOCKER VERSION) MINIMUM RECOMMENDED OPERATING SYSTEM Any Linux, macOS, or Windows Operating System Any 64-bit Linux, macOS,