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Comodo Endpoint Security Manager - SME - Administrator Guide
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3.How To... Tutorials
The 'How To...' section of the guide contains guidance on using ESM effectively. Click on the links below to go the respective
tutorial page for guidance of the respective feature.
How to connect CIS to ESM at the local endpoint
How to configure CIS policies - an introduction
How to set up external access from the Internet
How to install CIS
We also have a set of video walkthroughs to guide you through some common tasks:
ESM SME 2.1. Installation (with Caching Proxy) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLMDpGhnzxw
Endpoint Updates Management - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4gbM0ePmog
Policy Editing - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxExyj9sHcU
Scan/Update Progress - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rgt9nELtDHE
3.1.How to Connect CIS to ESM at the Local Endpoint
This page explains how computers that have standalone Comodo Internet Security (CIS) installed on them can be connected to
the ESM service via the CIS interface (directly from the endpoint itself).
In short:
Open CIS on the endpoint.
Click 'More' at the top right corner of the interface; then 'Manage This Endpoint'.
Specify the hostname / IP address and port of the ESM server (default to be entered = 57193 unless changed in the
Configuration Tool).
The ESM agent will be installed on the local machine and a connection will be established with the ESM server.
Connection details will be displayed at the bottom left of the main interface in the 'Managed Client' area. The
machine will initially be placed in the 'Unassigned' group in ESM and will inherit that group's security Policy.
The default parameter for the 'Unassigned' group is security policy = 'Locally configured'. Because the policy is 'Locally
Configured', this means that ESM will not enforce policy on the endpoint and the endpoint will use the CIS settings that
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