[KB3741] Create dynamic group templates in ESET Remote Administrator (6.x)

Issue

Detect client computers without ESET endpoint products installed
Create a dynamic group template for computers that do not have ESET endpoint products installed
View list of criteria that can be used to sort devices into Dynamic groups

Solution

End of support for version 6.4 and 6.5 of ESET Remote Administrator / MDM

ESET Remote Administrator version 6.5 is currently in Limited Support status and will soon be in Basic Support status. It is expected to reach End of Life status in December 2020.

ESET Remote Administrator version 6.4 is currently in End of Life status and no longer available for download.

The MDM functionality in ESET Remote Administrator version 6 is currently in End of Life status and no longer available for download

To see the list of products and dates for ESET end-of-life, visit the ESET End of Life policy (Business products)
See our instructions for migrating ESET Remote Administrator to version 7 (ESMC).

Examples of Dynamic Group templates and their use

For aditional examples of using Dynamic Group templates, see Dynamic Group template - examples in ERA Online Help and Related articles below.

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 their home group:

*Functionality*	*Read*	*Use*	*Write*
Dynamic Groups Templates	✓	✓	✓

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 → Dynamic Group Templates.
Select an existing dynamic group Template and click Edit Template, or click New Template to create a new dynamic group Template. In the following example, we'll create a template for a dynamic group that contains computers without ESET endpoint solutions installed.

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Type a name for your new dynamic group Template into the Name field.

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Expand Expression, select NOR (All conditions have to be false) from the Operation drop-down menu and click + Add Rule. In addition to NOR, you can use the OR (at least one condition has to be true), NAND (At least one condition has to be false), and And (All conditions have to be true) operations to create custom expressions. An expression can contain multiple rules.

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You can create rules to sort devices by a variety of criteria. Expand each section below for more information about each of the criteria you can sort by. Some criteria appear in multiple sections but sort devices using the same logic.

View Dynamic Group Criteria

Activation

Activated by ESET Remote Administrator—Group devices based on whether they were activated, or are not activated by ESET Remote administrator
Associated seat ID—Group devices based on a specific Seat ID or a range of Seat IDs
License expiration date—Group devices based on their license expiration date
License product name—Group devices based on the product named in your product license
License public ID—Group devices based on the public ID associated with a specific product license
Log source—Group devices based on their number of log sources
Managed by ESET Remote Administrator—Group devices based on whether they are or are not managed by ESET Remote Administrator

Active Threats

Object URI—Group devices based on the Uniform Resource Indicator associated with a found threat
Process name—Group devices based on part or all of the process name associated with a found threat
Restart required—Group devices based on whether they require a restart
Scan log reference—Group devices based on whether a specific item is referenced in their scan log
Threat handled—Group devices based on whether a specific threat has been resolved
Threat name—Group devices based on whether a specific threat was detected
User—Group devices based on the user currently logged in
Detection Engine—Group devices based on which Detection engine version they are currently using, or whether their Detection engine was released before or after a specific date

Computer

Computer—Group all devices except for a specific computer together, or select a single computer to treat as a group
Managed products mask—Group devices based on whether they are or are not covered by one of the 13 pre-defined managed product masks

Device identifiers

Identifier type—Group devices based on the type of identifier they use, FQDN, Computer Name, Computer Workgroup, IMEI or Serial Number
Identifier value—Group devices based on part or all of a specific identifier value

Device information

Device manufacturer—Group devices based on manufacturer
Device model—Group devices based on model

Functionality/Protection status

Feature—Group devices based on which product feature(s) require attention
Problem—Group devices based on the error notification ESET is displaying. Select from a list of available error notifications
Source—Group devices based on the ERA component, client solution, or operating system identified as the source of an issue
Status—Group devices based on their indicated status. Select from Malfunction, OK, Security Notification, and Security risk

Functionality/Protection status of computer

Status—Group devices based on their indicated status. Select from Malfunction, OK, Security Notification, and Security risk

Hardware

Running on battery—Group devices based on whether they are discharging (running on battery power), not discharging (running using a power adapter), or not present.

Installed software

Agent supports uninstall—Group computers with agent versions that support the agent uninstall task
Application name—Group devices that have a specific application installed or not installed
Application vendor—Group devices with software from a specific vendor installed
Application version—Group devices with a specific version of an application
Device administrator permission—Group devices based on whether you have adminstrator permissions on them or not
Size in MB—Group devices based on the amount of drive space in MB that is used by software

Logged users

Domain—Group devices based on whether they log in to a specific domain
Full name—Group devices based on the full name of the device's user
User name—Group devices based on the name of the user currently logged in

Mobile network

Cellular technology—Group devices based on the cellular network they use
Home subscriber MCC—Group devices based on their Mobile Country Code (MCC)
Home subscriber MNC—Group devices based on their Mobile Network Code (MNC)
Phone number—Group devices based on their phone number
Roaming subscriber—Group devices based on whether or not they are roaming
Roaming subscriber MCC—Group devices based on their roaming Mobile Country Code
Roaming subscriber MNC—Group devices based on their roaming Mobile Network Code
SIM carrier network—Group devices based on their SIM carrier network
SIM unique serial number—Group devices based on their SIM unique serial number or a range of SIM serial numbers

Network adapters

Adapter name—Group devices based on the name of the network adapter installed
MAC address—Group devices based on their MAC address
Order—Group devices based on whether they are using their primary or secondary network adapter

Network DNS servers

IP DNS server—Group devices based on their use of a specific DNS server IP address or an address within a specified range
MAC address—Group devices based on their MAC address or a range of MAC addresses
Order—Group devices based on whether they are using their primary or secondary DNS server

Network gateways

IP gateway—Group devices based on the IP of the network gateway they use
MAC address—Group devices based on their MAC address or a range of MAC addresses

Network IP addresses

Adapter IP address—Group devices based on their network adapter IP address
Adapter subnet mask—Group devices based on the subnet mask they use
Address type—Group devices based on whether they use an IPv4 or IPv6 address
IP subnetwork—Group devices based on their IP subnetwork
MAC address—Group devices based on their MAC address
Order—Group devices based on whether they are using their primary or secondary network IP address

Network WINS servers

IP WINS server—Group devices based on the IP address of the WINS server they use
MAC address—Group devices baed on their MAC address
Order—Group devices based on whether they are using their primary or secondary WINS server

OS edition

OS name—Group devices based on the name of the operating system they use
OS platform—Group devices based on the platform of the operating system they use
OS service pack—Group devices based on whether they use a specific service pack or range of service packs
OS type—Group devices based on the type of operating system they use
OS version—Group devices based on the version of the operating system they use

OS locale

OS language—Group devices based on the language of the OS they use
OS locale—Group devices based on the locale of the OS they use

Peer certificate

Issuer—Group devices based on the isuer of their peer certificate
Product—Group devices based on the product associated with their peer certificate
Serial number—Group devices based on the serial number of their peer certificate
Status—Group devices based on whether their peer certificate is valid, invalid, going to expire, going to be invalidated, or the CA used the sign the certificate is going to expire
Subject—Group devices based on the subject specified in their peer certificate. For example, you could assign different subjects to certificates based on office location, and then group devices based on this information
Valid from—Group devices based on the start date for validity of their peer certificate
Valid till—Group devices based on when their peer certificate is going to expire

Performance

Idle state—Group devices based on whether they are or are not in an idle state

Quarantine

Excludable—Group devices based on whether items in the quarantine can be excluded from scanning
Hash—Group devices based on the hash of items in the quarantine
Hits—Group devices bsed on whether they have a specific number of quarantined items, or have more or less than that number of items
Object name—Group devices based on whether an object with a specific name is quarantined
Restorable—Group devices based on whether items in the quarantine can be restroed to their original location(s)
Size—Group devices based on whether items in the quarantine can be restored to their original location(s)
Threat name—Group devices based on whether a specific threat is quarantined
Time of first occurrence—Group devices based on the time that a given threat was first quarantined
Time of last occurrence—Group devices based on the time that a given item was last quarantined

Spam top domains

Count—Group devices based on whether they have received a certain number of spam emails from a given domain
Domain—Group devices that log on to domains associated with the highest number of spam messages

Spam top recipients

Count—Group devices based on whether they have received a certain number of spam emails
Recipient—Group devices that receive the highest amount of spam email

Spam top senders

Count—Group devices that have sent a certain number of spam emails
Sender—Group devices that send the highest number of spam emails

Storage devices

Storage capacity [MB]—Group devices based on storage capacity in MB
Storage encryption status—Group devices based on whether they use encrypted or un-encrypted storage
Storage ID—Group devices based on the ID of their primary storage device
Storage type—Group devices based on the presence of a specific type of storage. Select Compact disc, Local disk, Network drive, Removable disk, or unknown drive type

Storage devices capacity

Free space [%]—Group devices based on the amount of free space available in percent
Free space [MB]—Group devices based on the amount of free drive space available in MB
Storage Id—Group devices based on the ID of their primary storage device

Time zone

Time zone—Group devices based on the time zone they use
Time zone offset [minutes]—Group devices based on the time zone offset they use in minutes

For example, expand Installed software, select Application name and then click OK.

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Select has prefix from the drop-down menu and type ESET Endpoint into the blank field. This expression will recognize any application with a name that begins with ESET Endpoint.
Click Finish when you are finished making changes. If you are editing a template associated with an existing dynamic group, ERA will automatically recognize when a new computer meets the criteria defined in a Dynamic Group template and add it to the appropriate Dynamic Group.

If this is a new template, create dynamic group using the template you just created.

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Last Updated: Oct 15, 2019