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Comodo Endpoint Security Manager - SME - Administrator Guide
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• Install CIS on the local machine then click the 'Manage This Endpoint' link. This will start a connection wizard. On
specifying the Internet reachable IP address or hostname of the ESM server the wizard starts installation of the agent
and establishes the connection between the endpoint and the ESM server. This process can be carried out by the
administrator or by end-users if the endpoint is already in a remote location outside of the network. See 'How to
connect CIS to ESM at the local endpoint' for more details on this process.
Applying Policy for Endpoints Connected in Local Network and for Endpoints Connected via Internet
An administrator can create two policies for applying to a group of endpoints, where some endpoints are connected in local
network and some are connected via the Internet. For example, the group may be named as 'HR Department' and the
administrator can create two policies named as 'Policy for HR department - High Security' and 'Policy for HR department -
Medium Security'. Now the administrator can select 'Policy for HR department - Medium Security' as Local Policy and 'Policy for
HR department - High Security' as Internet Policy for this group.
The endpoints in the 'HR Department' group that connect to ESM through local network will be applied 'Policy for HR department
- Medium Security' and for endpoints that connect via Internet will be applied 'Policy for HR department - High Security'.
• See section Creating Endpoint Groups for more details on creating endpoint groups
• See section Creating a New Policy for more details on creating a new policy
• See section Key Concepts to know about ESM Key Concepts
• See section 'Best Practices' to know how to use ESM effectively
3.4.How to Install CIS
An Administrator can install CIS in endpoint computers either by using the ESM interface during agent deployment or manually
by downloading the latest CIS setup file.
• Installing CIS via ESM
• Manually installing CIS in endpoint computers.
To install CIS using the ESM interface:
1. Click the 'deploy' tile from the 'computers' area to start the wizard.
2. Select the Target Type from Active Directory, Workgroup or Network Addresses and click the right arrow.
3. Specify the parameters for the chosen target type, then in the next step, a summary of endpoints will be displayed.
4. Select the endpoints onto which you wish to install the agent and CIS and click the right arrow.
5. The next step is to select whether the agent and CIS has to be installed under the currently logged in user account or
the network administrator account.
6. The next step allows you to check for newer versions of ESM agent and CIS. Click 'Check for updates' and download
if the screen displays updates are available.
7. The next step is opting for installation of Comodo Internet Security (CIS) on to the selected endpoints.
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