User Guide

4 1: Planning Your Installation
Table 4: Webroot Enterprise Server components
Component File name Description Installation/Network
Access Requirement
Client Service™ WebrootClientService.exe Controls the
communication between
the client workstations and
your company server.
• Installed during the
installation of Webroot
Enterprise Server.
• Requires local network
access.
Update Service
™
WebrootUpdateService.exe Controls the updates from
the Webroot Update
Server
™ to your company
server.
• Installed during the
installation of Webroot
Enterprise Server.
• Requires local network and
Internet access.
• Requires use of port 443 on
your server.
Admin Console™
WebrootAdminConsole.exe Provides a graphical user
interface (GUI) to let you
set up and manage the
Webroot applications
across the company. Most
of this Guide describes
how to use this component.
• Installed during the
installation of Webroot
Enterprise Server.
• Does not require any network
access.
Table 5: Webroot Enterprise client workstation components
Component File name Description Installation/Network
Access Requirement
Communication
Agent
(CommAgent™)
CommAgent.exe • Communicates periodically
with the Client Service on your
company server to see if any
new or updated applications
are available.
• Runs as a system service on
each client workstation.
• Installed when you set
up client workstations.
• Requires local network
access.
Spy Sweeper
SpySweeper.exe • Detects spyware and provides
access to options for
workstations users.
• Runs as a system service on
each client workstation.
• Installed when you set
up client workstations.
Table 6: Webroot Enterprise distributor server components
Component File name Description Installation/Network
Access Requirement
Distributor service
WebrootUpdateDistribu
tor.exe
• Communicates periodically
with the Client Service on your
company server to receive
updates and with CommAgents
to distribute updates.
• Runs as a system service on the
server.
• Installed when you set
up distributor servers.
• Requires local network
access.