Installation

Before installing Avira AntiVir Server, certain conditions must be met:

• Please ensure that the system requirements are met (see System requirements), and that the Windows Server used is running.

• Ensure that you are logged in on the server as an administrator or as a user with administrator rights.

• Ensure that an Internet connection or network connection to a download server exists for updating AntiVir Server. If you use a fileserver, you may require a user name and a password for server login.

• When installing the full version: ensure that a valid license file hbedv.key exists and is stored in a local directory on the server.

• When installing the service Avira AntiVir Server: If you want to connect remotely with AntiVir Server Console to the server, ensure that the following ports are opened:
  139 (NetBIOS SSN)
  137 (NetBIOS NS)
  138 (NetBIOS DGM)

Types of use

Detailed information on types of use can be found under Licensing concept.

Installation types

During installation you can select a setup type in the installation assistant:

Full

AntiVir Server is fully installed with the Avira AntiVir Server and the console AntiVir Server Console. No destination folder can be selected for the program files to be installed.

User-defined

  You can select whether you want to install the Avira AntiVir Server service and/or the console AntiVir Server Console . A target folder can be selected for the program files to be installed.

Carry out installation

How to install AntiVir Server:

• Start the setup by double-clicking on the installation file that you have downloaded from the Internet or insert the program-CD.
  The installation assistant opens.

• Follow the instructions of the installation assistant. Complete the following installation steps:

• Where appropriate, installation of Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 - Redistributable Kit, if the kit has not already been installed.

Note
Avira AntiVir Server uses runtime libraries of the Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 - Redistributable Kit. To use AntiVir Server, Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 - Redistributable Kit must therefore be installed.

• Confirmation of license agreements

• Selection of setup type (complete installation or custom installation)

• Licensing of AntiVir Server: Load the license file or select the 30 day evaluation license

• Installation of Avira AntiVir Server service and/or AntiVir Server Console

If you have installed the Avira AntiVir Server service, a configuration wizard opens after the installation has been completed. You have the option of configuring the most important settings of the installed Avira AntiVir Server service.

• Defining AHeAD (Advanced Heuristic Analysis and Detection) technology settings. The settings are defined for Scanner and Guard.

• Selection of extended threat categories: By selecting other extended threat categories to be detected and reported by AntiVir Server, you can adapt the protective function of AntiVir Server to meet your needs.

• Selection of product exceptions (Guard): You can select software products to be exempt from monitoring by Guard (on-access scanner). In this way you can avoid any loss of performance that Guard may cause.

• Select email settings: You can define the server settings for sending email. AntiVir Server uses SMPT to send emails send email alerts to the AntiVir Server administator.

Note
After installation, your own system is automatically added by AntiVir Server Console (Local Host/ 127.0.0.1) as a server to be protected, even if no AntiVir Server service is installed.

Note
If you want to add or remove program components of the current AntiVir Server installation, use the setup of AntiVir Server.