[KB7824] Create a policy in ESET PROTECT or ESET PROTECT On-Prem

Issue

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Policies serve to push configuration settings to ESET application modules on managed devices, eliminating manual per-device configuration. For more information, see Policies.


Solution

Required user permissions

This article assumes that you have the appropriate access rights and permissions to perform the tasks below.

If you are unable to perform the tasks below (the option is unavailable), create a second administrator user with all access rights.

Create a policy in ESET PROTECT or ESET PROTECT On-Prem and assign it to a group

  1. Open the ESET PROTECT Web Console.

  2. Open the policy creation page.


    ESET PROTECT

    Click ConfigurationAdvanced setupActionsNew.


    ESET PROTECT On-Prem

    Click PoliciesAdd.


  3. In the Name field, type a name for the policy and click Continue.

  4. Under Settings, in the drop-down menu at the top of the page, select the application to which the policy should apply and configure the policy settings as needed. The settings may differ based on the selected application. When configured, click Continue.

  5. Click Assign.

  6. In the Groups list, select the check boxes next to the static and dynamic groups to which you want to apply the policy and click OK.

  7. Click Finish. The policy will be applied to the target groups.


View policies assigned to a group in ESET PROTECT or ESET PROTECT On-Prem

  1. Open the ESET PROTECT Web Console.

  2. Click Computers.

  3. In the Groups list, click the group whose policies you want to view, click the gear icon next to it and click Manage policies.