Re: TrandMicro Antivirus installtion on remote clients?

From: root (postmaster_at_buchanangc.com)
Date: 05/26/04 

Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 17:51:25 -0700

"Les Connor [SBS MVP]" <les.connor@DEL.cfive.ca> wrote in message
news:OvYzSSrQEHA.3944@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> That's not a bad suggestion anyway.
>
> With the exception of a VPN connection (which has become less frequent
with
> RWW and TS etc)., becoming an officescan client (and using a license) is a
> bit of a waste. If you're not going to connect to the lan and use the
> Officescan server for reporting, updating, status reports, setting policy
> and priveledges, and all the stuff that Officescan allows, you gain
> othing. - why not just use PC-cillin.
>
> PCcillin and Officescan offer the same protection, the difference being
> Officescan has the management console and facilities to manage the
network.
> If you're not on the network, can't be managed by officescan, so pccillin
is
> the better product - simpler for a stand-alone machine. The license cost
is
> about the same.

It's all about options and research and degrees of freedom.

> "root" <postmaster@buchanangc.com> wrote in message
> news:eG%23QtArQEHA.3220@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >
> > "Les Connor [SBS MVP]" <les.connor@DEL.cfive.ca> wrote in message
> > news:O9gemqqQEHA.3140@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > BTW, there is also something called the remote client 'packager', (I
> think
> > > it's still there) which lets you copy the installation for remote
> clients
> > to
> > > disk and send them there for remote installation.
> > >
> > > As mentioned, there are lots of goodies many people never find because
> > Trend
> > > doesn't advertise them well and people generally don't read
> documentation
> > > unless they are stuck.
> >
> > AND apparently things that even the folks who answer "pre-sales
questions"
> > at Trend don't know either. I asked this one there a few days ago and
> they
> > said one has to get PC-cillin. Thanks again.
> >
> > > "root" <postmaster@buchanangc.com> wrote in message
> > > news:OvadPhqQEHA.3660@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > >
> > > > "Les Connor [SBS MVP]" <les.connor@DEL.cfive.ca> wrote in message
> > > > news:OpxGQ4lQEHA.2216@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > > > The best way to install it is to do it locally, but it can also be
> > done
> > > by
> > > > > vpn to the sbs. http://servername/officescan page has a link to
> > install
> > > > the
> > > > > client.
> > > > >
> > > > > Once installed, you have two options for updates.
> > > > >
> > > > > a) If the remote client frequently connects to the domain (via
vpn)
> > then
> > > > it
> > > > > will automatically update from the Officescan Server (the sbs).
> > > > >
> > > > > b) If the remote client does not connect to the server on a
regular
> > > basis,
> > > > > or is disconnected from the server for periods of time, it can be
a
> > > > 'mobile
> > > > > client'. You will need to ensure that you give the remote client
> > > > sufficient
> > > > > 'options' in the Officescan control module, prior to installing
the
> > > > client.
> > > > > Then the client can be put in mobile mode, and will update
directly
> > from
> > > > > Trend servers whenever it has an internet connection.
> > > > >
> > > > > There is reasonably good documentation on this in the Officescan
> help
> > > file
> > > > > system. Officescan has fair bit of unadvertised functionality,
> > spending
> > > > some
> > > > > time in the help file system generally pays dividends.
> > > >
> > > > THANKYOU!
> > > >
> > > > Now does the above applies to this version of Trend's stuff for
> SBS2003
> > > ??:
> > > > "Client/Server/ Messaging Suite for SMB"
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
http://www.trendmicro.com/en/products/suites/csm-smb-suite/evaluate/overview.htm
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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