Comodo Endpoint Security Manager

• 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

How to Install CIS

An Administrator can install CIS in endpoint computers either by using the ESM interface during agent deployment or manually by downloading the latest CIS setup file.

• Installing CIS via ESM

• Manually installing CIS in endpoint computers

To install CIS using the ESM interface:

1. Click the 'deploy' tile from the 'computers' area to start the wizard.

2. Select the Target Type from Active Directory, Workgroup or Network Addresses and click the right arrow.

3. Specify the parameters for the chosen target type, then in the next step, a summary of endpoints will be displayed.

4. Select the endpoints onto which you wish to install the agent and CIS and click the right arrow.

5. The next step is to select whether the agent and CIS has to be installed under the currently logged in user account or the network administrator account.

6. The next step allows you to check for newer versions of ESM agent and CIS. Click 'Check for updates' and download if the screen displays updates are available.

7. The next step is opting for installation of Comodo Internet Security (CIS) on to the selected endpoints.

8. Select 'Install Comodo Internet Security' check box.

9. Select the version of CIS you wish to install on the selected endpoints from the drop-down.

10. Select whether you want to include all the components (Firewall and Antivirus), Antivirus only or Firewall only from the Components drop-down.

11. Suppress reboot after installation - CIS installation will restart of the endpoints for the installation to take effect. If you do not want the endpoints to be restarted on completion of installation, select this check box. CIS installation will complete but will take effect only on the next restart of the endpoint.

12. Uninstall all incompatible products - Selecting this option will uninstall select third party antivirus, firewall and other desktop security software from the endpoints, prior to the installation of CIS. Performing this step will remove potentially incompatible products and thus enable CIS to operate correctly. Some incompatible products can be detected, but not automatically uninstalled and must be removed manually. If your product is detected but not uninstalled, please consult your vendor’s documentation for precise uninstallation guidelines.

Click Here to see the full list of incompatible products.

13. Click the right arrow to move to the next step.

14. Click 'start deployment' to begin the installation process.

ESM will start installing the agent/CIS on to the selected endpoints and the progress will be displayed.

On completion of installation, the result screen will appear.

15. Click Finish icon  to exit the wizard.

The agent and CIS are installed in the selected endpoints successfully.

See section 'Importing Computers by Automatic Installation of Agent' for more details on installation of agent and CIS automatically.

To install CIS in endpoint computers manually

1. Download the latest version of CIS from and copy the setup file in the endpoint computer that you want to install the CIS.

2. Double-click 'cispremium_installer.exe' to begin the setup process.

3. For more details on the installation procedure, see http://help.comodo.com/ for Comodo Internet Security.

4. If you wish to connect the endpoint computer to ESM directly from the CIS interface, please see How to Connect CIS to ESM at the Local Endpoint.