User Guide

46 4: Managing Spy Sweeper
Running Sweeps
You can run sweeps the following ways:
• Run a sweep now (see page 46)
• Schedule sweeps (see page 47)
You can also view and stop sweeps that are running. For more information, see “Viewing and
Stopping Sweeps” on page 48.
Running a Sweep Now
You can run a sweep on one or more client workstations when you learn about a critical spyware
threat. The sweep will use the current sweep settings. If you want to change the settings, make the
changes first and wait for the next polling interval to ensure that client workstations receive the
new settings. You can also use the Poll Now function to tell all client workstations to poll and get
the new settings immediately. For information about changing sweep settings, see “Configuring
Sweep Settings” on page 43. For information about polling now, see “Polling Client Workstations
Now” on page 36.
The Sweep Now function uses port 50001 to communicate with client workstations. You cannot
edit this setting.
Note
Running a sweep during business hours may slow performance for each affected client
workstation. In addition, you can sweep a maximum of 100 client workstations, because the
Sweep Now function listens for responses from each client being swept.
You can start a sweep now from either the Sweep Now panel or the Client Management panel.