AntiVir Server overview::User interface and operation

Configuration

In AntiVir Server Configuration, you can implement settings for AntiVir Server. After installation, AntiVir Server is configured with standard settings, ensuring optimal protection for your computer system. However, your computer system or your specific requirements for AntiVir Server may mean you need to adapt the protective components of AntiVir Server.

• Accessing AntiVir Server Configuration

• AntiVir Server Configuration operation

AntiVir Server Configuration opens a dialog box: You can save your configuration settings via the OK or Accept buttons, delete you settings by clicking the Cancel button, or restore your default configuration settings using the Restore defaults button. You can select individual configuration sections in the left-hand navigation bar.

Accessing AntiVir Server Configuration

You have several options for accessing the configuration:

• via the Windows control panel.

• via the Windows Security Center - from Windows XP Service Pack 2.

• via the Avira AntiVir Server tray icon.

• in the Avira AntiVir Server AntiVir Server Console via the menu item Extras | Configuration.

• In the Avira AntiVir Server AntiVir Server Console via the button Configuration.

Note
If you are accessing configuration via the Configuration button in AntiVir Server Console, go to the configuration register of the section which is active in AntiVir Server Console. Expert mode must be activated to select individual configuration registers. In this case, a dialog appears asking you to activate expert mode.

AntiVir Server Configuration operation

Navigate in the configuration window as you would in Windows Explorer:

• Click on an entry in the tree structure to display this configuration section in the detail window

• Click on the plus symbol in front of an entry to expand the configuration section and display configuration subsections in the tree structure.

• To hide configuration subsections, click on   the minus symbol in front of the expanded configuration section.

Note
To enable or disable AntiVir Server Configuration options and use the buttons, you can also use the following key combinations: [Alt] + underlined letter in the option name or button description.

Note
All configuration sections are only displayed in expert mode. Activate expert mode to view all configuration sections. Expert mode can be protected by a password which must be defined during activation.

If you want to confirm your configuration settings:

• Click OK.

• The configuration window is closed and the settings are accepted.

- OR -

• Click Accept.

• The settings are accepted. The configuration window remains open.

If you want to finish configuration without confirming your settings:

• Click Cancel.

• The configuration window is closed and the settings are discarded.

If you want to restore all configuration settings to default values:

• Click Restore defaults.

• All settings of the configuration are reset to default values. All amendments and custom entries are lost when default settings are reset.