System information

Comodo Endpoint Security Manager - SME - Administrator Guide

Features:

• New web browser-based panorama style user interface compatible with touch-screen computers

• New Dashboard interface with Active Tiles™ and configurable email alerts

• New policy-based Comodo Internet Security configuration management

• New Internet policy supports different CIS configuration for laptops

• Integration with the latest Comodo Internet Security

• New Active Reports™ with built in drill down to computers

Guide Structure

This guide is intended to take you through the configuration and use of Endpoint Security Manager - SME and is broken down

into the following main sections.

Dashboard Area - Features a set of highly configurable, dynamic tiles that let system administrators create the control panel of

their choice.

• Dashboard area gives an immediate heads-up on network, virus and policy status

• Serves as a launchpad for common tasks such as antivirus scans or database updates

• Highly customizable - tiles can be dragged, dropped and re-arranged as admin sees fit

• Dynamic - admins can change the type of information that is shown on any particular tile

• Additional Active Tiles™ with extra functionality can be dragged onto the dashboard by clicking the ellipsis

button on the settings bar at the lower left of the interface

Computers Area - Plays a key role in the ESM Administrative Console interface by providing system administrators with the

ability to import, view and manage networked computers.

• View complete details of the endpoints that are managed by ESM

• Add/Import computers to ESM for centralized management

• Create computer Groups for easy administration

• Apply security policies to computers and groups

• Download the latest version of the agent and deploy agents to target computers

Policies Area - Allows administrators to import and manage security policies for endpoint machines.

• View a list of all policies along with their descriptions and the CIS component covered by the policy

• View and modify the details of any policy - including name, description, CIS components, target computers and

whether the policy should allow local configuration

• Add or remove policies as per requirements

• Export any policy to .xml file

• Create a new policy by importing settings from another computer, using another pre-existing policy or from a saved

xml file

Reports Area - Generate highly informative, graphical summaries of the security and status of managed endpoints.

• Drill-down reports can be ordered for anything from a single machine right up to the entire managed network

• Each report type is highly customizable according to administrator's requirements

• Report archiving enables to compare reports generated at various time points

• Reports can be exported to .pdf and .xls formats for printing and/or distribution

• Available reports include endpoint CIS configuration, policy compliance, malware statistics, policy delta, CIS logs,

quarantined items and more