[KB8066] Install ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Windows Exchange Server

Issue

• Install and activate ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Windows Exchange Server
• Schedule a weekly scan in ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Windows Exchange Server

Solution

1. Uninstall other antivirus applications
2. Verify that a Transport Agent Role is installed
3. Download and install ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server
4. Verify ESET filtering agents are installed
5. Initial configuration (recommended)

I. Uninstall other antivirus applications

Use uninstallers (removal tools) for common Windows antivirus software.

II. Verify that a Transport Agent Role is installed

1. Click Start, type Exchange Management Shell, and click Exchange Management Shell.

   

2. In the Exchange Management Shell, type get-transportagent and press Enter. Verify that the Transport Rule Agent is listed.

   

III. Download and install ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange

1. Download ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server.

2. When the download is complete, double-click the installer file to launch the ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server installer.

3. Select the preferred language from the Product language drop-down menu and click Next.

   

4. Select I accept the Terms of Use and click Next.

   

5. Click Next.

   

6. Click Install.

   

7. Wait for the installation to complete and click Finish.

   

8. Choose an activation option and activate ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server.

   

IV. Verify ESET filtering agents are installed

1. Click Start, type Exchange Management Shell, and click Exchange Management Shell.

   

2. In the Exchange Management Shell, type get-transportagent and press Enter. Verify that two ESET filtering agents are listed above Transport Rule Agent.

   

V. Initial configuration (recommended)

Enable features and schedule a weekly scan in ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Windows Exchange Server.

1. Open the main program window of your ESET Windows application.

2. Click Enable to enable the detection of potentially unwanted applications, and click Allow (recommended) if you want to participate in the ESET LiveGrid® feedback system.

   

3. Click Tools → Scheduler.

   

4. Click Add task. Type a name for the task in the Task name field, select On-demand device scan from the Task type drop-down menu, and click Next.

   

5. Select your preferred interval and click Next.

   

6. Select a day and time for the task and click Next.

   

7. Select an option to run a skipped task (in this example, As soon as possible is selected) and click Next.

   

8. Select check boxes next to items you want to scan and click OK.

   

9. Click Finish.