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Comodo Endpoint Security Manager - SME - Administrator Guide
Tip: You can find the server hostname/IP and the ESM port numbers by opening the configuration tool on the server. Click
'Start > All Programs > Comodo > Endpoint Security Manager > ESM Configuration Tool'.
2. Login to the console using the Windows administrator user ID and password of the system that ESM was installed on
to begin using your software.
3. To log out of the console, close the browser window or tab containing the console, or press the 'Refresh' button or click
the 'Logout' link at the top right of the interface below the username.
Note on using the interface
The recommended navigational technique in the administrative console is to swipe the screen in the direction you wish to move
as if you are 'dragging' the screen (for example, when you want to move onto the next step in a wizard, you can just drag the
screen to the left).
'Swiping' is done by holding down the left mouse button in white space and dragging the mouse in the required direction. For
example, if you wish to move onto the next step of a wizard, you would left click + hold then drag the mouse the left. If you
wanted to move back to the previous step, left click + hold then drag the mouse to the right.
If you have a touch-sensitive screen then you can swipe between screens with your finger.
A third alternative is to click the plain arrows in the middle on the left and right of the interface.
For the best experience, use the browser in full-screen mode (click 'F11' on Internet Explorer).
Step 3 - Install Agents (and optionally Comodo Internet Security) on Target Machines
In order for ESM to centrally manage an endpoint, the endpoint must have two elements installed - (i) Comodo Internet Security
software (ii) The ESM agent. The agent is a small piece of software that facilitates communication between the endpoint and the
ESM server. The next stage of setup is to install this agent.
There are three methods to accomplish this:
Remotely, using a console wizard to automatically push the agent and (optionally) CIS onto target machines. This
wizard is started by clicking the 'deploy' tile in the 'Computers' section of the console.
Locally. You can install the agent and bring endpoints under central management by clicking the 'Manage this
endpoint' link in the CIS interface. A walk-through using this method can be found at How to Connect CIS to ESM at
the Local Endpoint.
Locally. You can download the agent setup file from the admin console, transfer the file to the endpoints to be
managed through any media like DVD, CD, USB memory and install the agent at the endpoints. Detailed explanation
on using this method can be found in Adding Computers by Manual Installation of Agent and CIS.
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