[KB3625] Create a scheduled scan on client workstations using ESET Remote Administrator (6.x)

Issue

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Create a scheduled scan for multiple client workstations in a network environment

Endpoint users: Perform these steps on individual client workstations

Solution

View permissions needed for least privilege user access

ERA 6.5 User Permissions

This article assumes that your ERA user has the correct access rights and permissions to perform the tasks below.

If you are still using the default Administrator user, or you are unable to perform the tasks below (the option is grayed out), see the following article to create a second administrator user with all access rights (you only need to do this once):

Create a second administrator user in ESET Remote Administrator 6.5

A user must have the following permissions for the group that contains the modified object:

*Functionality*	*Read*	*Use*	*Write*
Policies	✓	✓	✓

A user must have the following permissions for each affected object:

*Functionality*	*Read*	*Use*	*Write*
Groups & Computers	✓	✓	✓

Once these permissions are in place, follow the steps below.

Open ESET Remote Administrator Web Console (ERA Web Console) in your web browser and log in.
Click Admin → Policies.

Select your default policy for clients, click Policies and select Edit. Make sure you have selected ESET Endpoint for Windows policy.

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Expand Settings → Tools → Scheduler and click Edit.

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Click Add, type a name for your task into the Task name field, select On-demand computer scan from the drop-down menu and then click Next.

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Select your desired frequency for the new task and click Next.

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Set your desired time of execution (we recommend that you set a time when the computer is powered on during non-business hours), select the check boxes for each day that you want the task to run, and then click Next.

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Select Immediately, if time since last run exceeds a specified value. Set the Time since last run (hours) value to 24 and then click Next.

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Select In-depth scan from the Scan profile drop-down menu and then click Finish.

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Your new scheduled scan will be displayed in the Scheduler window. Click Save to save your changes.

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Last Updated: Mar 4, 2022