User interface: AntiVir Server Console

The Avira AntiVir Server service that is installed on the servers to be protected is administered via AntiVir Server Console. AntiVir Server Console is a snap-in of the Microsoft Management Console (MMC). You can create any number of servers to be protected on AntiVir Server Console in order to configure and monitor them on AntiVir Server Console.

Note
Please note that only the proprietary elements of AntiVir Server Console are documented in this help. For information on the MMC and on manual integration of a snap-in, please refer to the user's manual or the online help of the operating system.

Starting and ending AntiVir Server Console

Start AntiVir Server Console via the link Avira AntiVir Server Remote Control in the Windows Start menu or under Programs. You can also load AntiVir Server Console directly in the MMC. You can find the pre-configured AntiVir Server Console in the installation directory of AntiVir Server Console. To end AntiVir Server Console, you must close MMC.

Operation

• Navigate via the console structure in the left-hand window of the MMC. Navigation elements are also displayed as objects in the right-hand detail window of the MMC. Open these objects in the detail window by double-clicking. The AntiVir Server Configuration is located under the node Settings. You can select various configuration sections in the detail window: the window Settings is opened in which you can configure the selected section.

• Commands and actions are available via icons in the detail window and via context menus of the individual console nodes or of objects in the detail window.

• When configuring a server, you must confirm information in the window Settings with the button OK or Accept in order to accept the new settings. Your settings are cancelled with the button Cancel.

Overview of AntiVir Server Console

Avira AntiVir Server

• Display of the created servers with connection status

• Actions: Add server

Note
The local AntiVir server and all AntiVir severs added by the registered user are displayed on AntiVir Server Console.

Server

• Display of server status

• Actions:  Start product update, update license file, reload configuration, display report file, rename server, disconnect server, connect server, delete server

Overview

Overview of ...

• the system status (last system test, last update, license)

• the statistic data of the on-access scan of Guard and the on-demand scan of Scanner

• the version of AntiVir Server  

• Contact and support addresses

Profiles

• Display of the default profiles and of the profiles created for the on-demand scan

• Actions: create new profiles, rename profiles, delete profiles
   

Quarantine

• Display of the objects in quarantine

• Actions: display object properties, restore object, add file to quarantine, send object to Avira Malware Research Center, delete object

Scheduler

• Display of all created scanning and update jobs

• Actions: insert new jobs, display job properties, edit job, delete job

Reports

• Display reports of scans of on-demand scan and updates

• Display report, display report file, print report, delete report

Events

• Display all events of the Avira AntiVir Server service on the server to be protected

• Actions: display events, export events, delete events

Settings

• Configuration of the Avira AntiVir Server service on the server to be protected
  Configuration sections:

• • Scanner: Configuration of on-demand scan

  • Guard: Configuration of on-access scan

  • General: Extended risk categories for direct and on-access scan, password protection for the server on AntiVir Server Console, security alerts for outdated AntiVir Server, directories used, restriction of reports and of event log

  • Update: Download method (via webserver or fileserver), product updates, configuration of connection to the download server

  • Alerts: configuration of network alerts of the Guard and of the Scanner

  • Email: configuration of email alerts via SMTP of the modules Guard, Scanner, AntiVir Updater