Comodo Endpoint Security Manager

• Introduction To Comodo Endpoint Security Manager
  • Guide Structure
  • Overview Of Modules
• Installing Comodo Endpoint Security Manager
  • System Installation Requirements
    • Central Service Computer
    • Administrative Console
    • CESM Agent Computer(s)
  • Installation And Licensing
    • Installing CESM Central Service And CESM Administrative Console
    • Upgrading To Comodo Endpoint Security Manager Version 1.6
      • Upgrading CESM Version 1.5.1 To CESM Version 1.6
      • Upgrading CESM Version 1.5 To CESM Version 1.6
      • Upgrading CESM Version 1.4 To CESM Version 1.6
      • Upgrading CESM Version 1.3 To CESM Version 1.6
    • Installing Comodo Offline Updater Utility
      • Upgrading Comodo Offline Updater
    • Local Installation Of CIS And The Agent
    • Licensing
• The Administrative Console
  • Logging In To The Administrative Console
  • Administrative Console Overview
    • Persistent Navigational Elements -The File Menu And Shortcut Toolbar
  • The Start Page
    • The Add Computers Wizard
    • The Install Agents Wizard
    • The New Task Wizard
    • New Computers Group
    • The Install Packages Wizard
    • The Computers Area
    • The Tasks Area
    • The System Status Area
    • The Overall Endpoint Security Area
    • How To Upgrade
    • How To Install CIS
    • How To Configure CIS
    • How To Install CDE
    • How To Buy Licenses For More Endpoints
    • New Release Features
    • FAQs
    • Forums
    • The Support Area
  • Importing Network Structure
    • Initiating The Import
    • Importing From Active Directory
    • Importing From A Workgroup
    • Importing Computers By IP Addresses
  • The Computers And Group Manager Windows
    • The Computers Window – Functionality And Purpose
    • The Group Manager Window – Functionality And Purpose
  • The Package Management Window
    • Opening The Package Manager Window
    • Adding A Package To Comodo Endpoint Security Manager
  • The Discovery Profiles Window
    • Opening The Discovery Profiles Window
    • OS Version Profile
    • System Information Profile
    • Windows Services Profile
    • Installed Products Profile
    • File System Items List Profile
    • Windows Command Profile
    • Power Policy Profile
    • Windows Process List Profile
    • Screenshot Profile
    • System Statistics Profile
    • Users List Profile
    • CIS Config Profile
      • Example - Using CIS Config Discovery Profile To Roll Out An Existing CIS Configuration Onto Other Machines
    • CIS - Quarantined Items Profile
    • CIS - Firewall Log Profile
    • CIS - Defense+ Log Profile
    • CIS - AntiVirus Log Profile
    • CIS - Infected Items Profile
    • CIS - Trusted Vendors Profile
    • CIS - Safe Files List
    • CIS – Update Hosts List
    • CDE - Config Profile
  • The Sequence Manager Window
    • Opening The Sequence Manager Window
    • Creating A Sequence And Adding Actions To That Sequence
  • The Task Manager Window
    • Opening The Task Manager Window
    • Creating And Executing A Task
  • The Task Result Manager Window
    • Opening The Task Result Window
  • The Notification Monitor Window
    • Opening The Notification Monitor
    • The Notification History Window
  • The Request Monitor
    • Opening The Request Monitor Window
    • The Request History Window
  • Reports
    • Computer Details Report
    • Malware Statistics
    • Antivirus Database Updates
  • The Tools Options
    • Create Agent Installation Package
    • Opening The Import And Export Settings Wizard
  • The Help Options
    • The Help Window
    • Support
    • Live PC Support
    • The About Window
    • The CESM Upgrade License Wizard
      • How To Load A New License
      • How To Purchase A New License
      • Purchasing Additional Licenses
• Workstation / Workgroup Management
  • Managing Computer Tree Items
    • Context Management Menu - Table Of Parameters
  • Managing Groups Of Computers
    • Creating Groups
  • Preparing Imported Computers For Remote Management
    • Assigning Managed Status To Imported Computers
    • Installing CESM Remote Agent
      • Installation Through CESM Console
      • Manual Installation Of A Remote Agent
      • Updating CESM Remote Agents
    • Uninstalling CESM Remote Agents
• Managing Computers Using The CESM Administrative Console
  • Prerequisites
  • Step 1. Run A Set Of Discovery Profiles On The Managed Computers
  • Step 2. Upload The Comodo Internet Security Installation Package To The CESM Console
  • Step 3. Create A Sequence Of Actions To Install The Comodo Internet Security Package On Managed Computers
  • Step 4. Add The Sequence To A Task And Execute That Task On Managed Computers
  • Step 5. Managing Requests (Alerts) From Comodo Internet Security On Managed Computers
• FAQs
• Appendix 1 - Setting Up A Local Update Server
  • Comodo Offline Updater Utility - Interface Basics
    • Persistent Navigational Elements -The File Menu And Shortcut Toolbar
  • Overview Of Download Log And Request Log Windows
  • Configuration Of The Comodo Offline Updater Utility
    • Synchronization Settings
    • Proxy Settings
  • Pointing Managed Installations Of CIS To The Local Update Server
• Appendix 2 - The Service Configuration Tool
  • Start And Stop The CESM Service
    • Change The Language Of The Configuration Tool
  • Settings
    • Edit The Connection Settings Of The Server
    • Edit Server Connection Port And Agent Connection Port Settings
  • Viewing Database Event Log
• Appendix 3 - Behavior Of Actions When No User Is Logged In
• About Comodo

Step 1. Run a set of Discovery Profiles on the Managed Computers

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While not essential to the deployment of Comodo Internet Security, running a Discovery Profile Sequence on imported, Managed computers will provide administrators with very important configuration information about the computers they are about to manage using CESM. For a full description of Discovery Profiles, see section The Discovery Profiles Window.

Note: Since CESM version 1.4, much of the data available using Discovery Profiles can now be done by simply right-clicking on the target machine and selecting 'Properties'.

To run a set of Discovery Profiles:

• Open the 'Sequence Manager' window by selecting ' View > Sequence Manager';
  
  
• Click the 'Add New Sequence' Icon (highlighted below).

• This will open the 'Add New Sequence' dialog. At this stage, you should create an appropriate Name and Description for the sequence you are about to create. In the example shown below, we have chosen to name the Sequence 'Discover Profiles'.

• Next, choose the type of Discovery Profile.  (The red exclamation mark indicates that you cannot save this Sequence until a 'Discovery Parameter' has been chosen.) Select a Discovery Profile type from the drop-down list by clicking the ellipsis button (...) at the Discovery Parameter panel on the right (as shown below).

• The 'Windows Service list' Discovery Data Action has now been added to the Sequence. Repeat this procedure for the other four main types of Discovery Profile.

Note: You can specify all types of profiles. This depends on kind of information you wish to discover.

The completed Sequence containing five Discover Data Actions should look similar to the graphic below:

• Click 'Save':

• Next we need to add this Sequence to a Task that will execute the Discovery Profile Actions on the Target Computers. Open the 'Task Manager' tab by selecting 'View > Task Manager'.
  
  
• Click the 'Add New Task' Icon (highlighted below).

• This will open the 'Add New Task' dialog (shown below). At this stage, you should create an appropriate Name and (optional) Description for the Task you are about to create.

• Next, click the browsing a sequence button to the right of the 'Sequence' field (highlighted above). This will open the 'Choose Sequence' dialog. Choose the 'Discover Profiles' Sequence you created earlier and click 'OK':

• This will return you to the 'New Task' dialog where the name of the Sequence will now be displayed in the 'Sequence' field:

• Select the target Managed workstations, controllers, domains and/or Workgroups you want to discover data for.

• Click the 'Save' button to confirm and save the new Task.
  
  
• Open the 'Task Manager' window (View > Task Manger ). Select the task you have just created and click the 'Execute' icon as shown below:

• This will execute the Task on the target computers. Open the 'Task Result Manager' ( History > Task Results) to check whether the Task executed successfully or not. More details on the Task Result window can be found in section The Task Result Manager Window.
  
  To view the discovered data about the target machines you need to open the 'Discovery Profiles' window ( View > Discovery Profiles). The Discovery Profiles window lists the four types of profile. Clicking any of the profiles will open a list of computers upon which that profile has been run. The graphic below shows a typical 'Windows Services' list:

• To the right of this list of computers is the results panel for the selected machine. Clicking the ellipsis button ( ... ) on the right hand side of this panel will display those details. In the case of the 'Windows Service list' profile shown above, it will display the Name, Version, Publisher, Date (of installation) and Location of all Comodo and 3rd party Packages present on the machine at the time the Action was run. Similarly, the OS Version profile will inform the administrator of the exact version of Windows that is running on the target computer.
  
  
• For more details on the functionality, operation and uses of  Discovery Profiles, see section The Discovery Profiles Window.

 

 

 

 

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