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What do I need to do to set up ERA and install my ESET security product on my network?
In order to protect your network with your ESET security product, you will need to perform a four-part process:
- Download and install your ESET software (ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4, ESET Remote Administration Server and ESET Remote Administrator Console)
- Set up your Mirror folder, which contains the virus signature updates for clients
- Create an installation package on your server (containing your ESET security product and a configuration .xml file)
- Push installation package out to clients
This article covers steps three and four, (above) and assumes you have already completed steps one and two.
Creating an installation package and "pushing" it out to the network allows an administrator to quickly install/uninstall ESET NOD32 Antivirus or ESET Smart Security on multiple client workstations.
Push Install
Before proceeding with a push installation, read the push installation requirements and checklist.
To push install ESET NOD32 Antivirus or ESET Smart Security to your client(s), follow the steps below:
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Open the ESET Remote Administrator Console (ERAC) by clicking Start → All Programs → ESET → ESET Remote Administrator Console.
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At the bottom of the ERAC window, click Remote Install.
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From the Remote Installation Tools tab, click Packages....
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To add an installation package, click Add... in the Installation Packages Editor window.
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Click "…" and browse for the .msi installation file or click Download from the web >> and click the ESET security product that you wish to push install. Make sure the version number is current and that you have the correct package selected. This information is displayed in the Product Info field, highlighted in Fig. 1-3 below. Click Create.
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To make changes to the configuration, click Edit. In the ESET Configuration Editor window you can customize the settings of the ESET NOD32 Antivirus that will be pushed to the client(s).
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Click the Save disk icon to save the configuration and then click Console to exit the Configuration Editor.
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Click Save As and give your installation package a descriptive name, then click Save. Click Close to return to the ERAC window.
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In the ERAC window, click Install....
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Select your saved installation package from the Package drop-down list.
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Locate the client(s) you want to install to under the Network places tree, then click and drag the workgroup or client(s) from the left window to the right one.
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Select the client(s) in the Remote installation area and click Install.
Figure 1-7
To push uninstall ESET NOD32 Antivirus or ESET Smart Security to your client(s), follow the steps below:
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Open the ESET Remote Administrator Console (ERAC) by clicking Start → All Programs → ESET → ESET Remote Administrator Console.
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At the bottom of the ERAC window, click Remote Install.
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From the Remote Installation Tools tab, click Packages....
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In the Installation Packages Editor window next to Type, select Uninstall ESET Security Products and NOD32 version 2 from the drop-down list and click Save → Close.
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In the ERAC window, click Install.
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In the Push Installation window next to Type, select Uninstall ESET Security Products and NOD32 version 2 from the drop-down list.
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Locate the client(s) you want to uninstall from the Network places tree, then click and drag the client(s) from the left window to the right one.
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Select the client(s) in the Remote installation area and click Uninstall.
Figure 1-9
