• Introduction To Endpoint Security Manager – SME
  • Software Components And System Requirements
  • Removing Incompatible Products
  • Installing And Configuring The Service
  • Key Concepts
  • Best Practices
  • Quick Start Guide
• The Administrative Console
  • Logging-in To The Administrative Console
  • The Dashboard Area
    • Adding And Re-configuring Tiles
    • Quick Actions Tiles
    • Policy Status Tile
    • Endpoint Updates Tile
    • Endpoint Infections Tile
    • Connectivity Tile
    • Getting Started Tile
    • System Status Tile
    • License Status Tile
    • Software Tile
  • The Computers Area
    • Adding Endpoint Computers To ESM
      • Importing Computers By Automatic Installation Of Agent
      • Adding Computers By Manual Installation Of Agent And CIS
      • Updating Comodo Software On Managed Computers
    • Creating Endpoint Groups
    • Viewing Endpoints
    • Updating Endpoints
  • The Policies Area
    • Viewing Policies
    • Creating A New Policy
  • The Reports Area
    • Reports Gallery
      • Computer Details Report
      • CIS Configuration Report
      • Computer Infections Report
      • Quarantined Items Report
      • Antivirus Updates Report
      • CIS Log Report
      • Policy Compliance Report
      • Policy Delta Report
      • Malware Statistics Report
      • Top Ten Malware Report
    • Report Explorer
    • Report Settings
  • About
  • Logging Out Of ESM Console
• How To... Tutorials
  • How To Connect CIS To CESM At The Local Endpoint
  • How To Configure CIS Policies - An Introduction
  • How To Set Up External Access From The Internet
  • How To Install CIS
• Appendix 1 - The Service Configuration Tool
  • Start And Stop The ESM Service
  • Main Settings
  • Server Certificate
  • Internet And Mail Settings
  • Caching Proxy Settings
  • Viewing Database Event Log
• About Comodo

The Computers Area

The '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.

The 'Computers' area allow the administrator to:

• View the list of 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

Once the agent is installed, the endpoint computer is added into ESM and is ready to be managed through ESM. See the section 'Adding Endpoint Computers to ESM' for complete instructions.

There are five tiles:

• View – Enables administrators to view all the endpoints/endpoint groups added to ESM. Also allows to view the details of individual computers or groups.

• Groups – Enables administrator to create new endpoint groups, add endpoints into them, and apply security policies for the endpoint security software as per the administration requirements.

• Download – Enables administrator to download the agent for installation on the endpoints.

• Deploy - Enables the administrator to import/add computers from the local network into the ESM console by installing the ESM agent onto discovered endpoints. Computers can be imported from Active Directory, Workgroup or by entering IP addresses. Once imported/added by installing the agent, the endpoint computer is ready to be managed through ESM.

• Update - Enables the administrators to check and update the software on the outdated computers and initiate an update task with the latest version of CIS embedded into the package on all outdated computers. Once package is available, the endpoint computer is ready up-to-date.

Adding an endpoint to ESM requires an agent to be installed in it. The agent can be installed in two ways:

• Install agent while importing computers

• Download and Install agent 'manually' on endpoint computers

Once the agent is installed, the endpoints can communicate with and be managed by ESM.