Xcitium Enterprise

• Xcitium Client Security - Quick Start Guide
  • Installation
  • Start XCS
  • The Main Interface
  • Scan And Clean Your Computer
    • Run A Quick Scan
    • Run A Full Scan
    • Run A Rating Scan
    • Run A Custom Scan
  • Run An Instant Antivirus Scan On Selected Items
  • Set Up The Firewall For Maximum Security And Usability
  • Set Up HIPS For Maximum Security And Usability
  • Run Programs In The Container
  • More Help
• About Xcitium

Start XCS

• After installation, XCS will automatically load whenever the endpoint starts.
  

• Real-time protection is enabled by default, so endpoints are protected immediately after the restart.
  

• We recommend you use a Xcitium Enterprise configuration template to manage XCS settings:

• Log into Xcitium Enterprise, click 'Assets' > 'Configuration Templates' > 'Profiles'
  

• See https://help.comodo.com/topic-463-1-1029-15670-Profiles-for-Windows-Devices.html for help to build and deploy a configuration profile.

• However, you can also configure the application at a local machine should you wish. The rest of this guide addresses how to use configure and use the application locally.

What is a Xcitium Enterprise profile? Xcitium Enterprise is a product which allows admins to manage Xcitium Client Security on network endpoints. A Xcitium Enterprise profile is a template which contains all the security settings and privileges that the admin wants to implement on the endpoint. Admins can allow local changes to XCS by activating 'Enable local user to override profile configuration'. See https://help.comodo.com/topic-463-1-1029-15686-Client-Access-Control.html for help with this.

XCS has two modes:

• Normal Mode - Allows you to access the entire XCS interface.
  

• Virtual Desktop Only Mode - You can only open the Virtual Desktop and Virtual Desktop settings.

The mode available to you depends on the Xcitium Enterprise profile active on the device.

Normal Mode

There are 5 different ways to open XCS on an endpoint:

• Windows Start Menu
  

• Windows Desktop
  

• Widget
  

• System Tray Icon
  

• Windows Defender

Start Menu

• Click Start and select All Apps > Xcitium > Xcitium Client Security

Note - the start menu varies slightly for different versions of Windows:

Windows Desktop

• Double-click the XCS desktop shortcut to open the app.
  

• Note - The shortcut is only visible if 'Show Desktop Shortcut' is enabled in the Xcitium Enterprise profile applied to the endpoint.

Widget

• Just click the information bar in the widget to start XCS. The widget is only visible if 'Show Desktop Widget' is enabled in the Xcitium Enterprise profile applied to the endpoint.

The widget also contains other useful data and features. See 'The Widget' for more details.

XCS Tray Icon

• Double-click the shield icon to open the application:
  

You can also right-click on the tray icon and select 'Open...'.

Windows Defender

• Double-click on the Windows Defender icon to open the application

OR

• Right-click on the tray icon and select 'Open...'.
  

• Click the 'Virus & threat protection' tile
  

• Click 'Open Xcitium Antivirus':

Virtual Desktop Only mode

• This mode means you can only open the Virtual Desktop and access Virtual Desktop settings. You cannot access any other areas of the XCS interface.

• Xcitium Enterprise admins - You can enable or disable this setting in the 'UI Settings' section of a profile.
  

• See https://help.comodo.com/topic-463-1-1029-15684-Communication-Client-and-Comodo-Client---Security-Application-UI-Settings.html if you want to read more on this.

In 'Virtual Desktop Only' mode:

• The system tray icon and the desktop widget are hidden
  

• The XCS desktop shortcut and Windows start menu entry lead to the following menu:

• Run Virtual Desktop - Opens the virtual desktop. See The Virtual Desktop for more help on this.
  

• Open Virtual Desktop Settings - Opens the virtual desktop settings area in XCS. See Virtual Desktop Settings for help with these settings.

End-users cannot access any other area of XCS.