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- Push -- The method assumes you can discover the client computer from the Enterprise Console. It also assumes that all the Minimum Requirements for Installation have been met on the client system. Sophos Technical Support does not recommend this approach for large numbers of installations, in that, it puts a considerable strain on the Enterprise Console. But, it can be recommended for one or a few installations at a time. To install using "push", do the following from the Enterprise Console:
- Find New Computers -- You can do this from IP Address, Host Names, or Import from Active Directory. Finding by IP Address seems to be the most straight-forward approach. Importing from Active Directory can give you results, but there may be a lot of "stale" information in Active Directory that you may have to cull through in order to get to just the systems that are active.
- <Right Click> on the Computer in the Console / Select 'Protect Computers' -- You can highlight any number of client systems in the Enterprise Console window, and <Right Click> to protect all the computers selected
- Pull -- This approach is more labor intensive, in that, you have to initiate it from each client computer, usually from a remote desktop session on those computers. Certain Minimum Requirements for Installation have to be met, but when you remote to a system as an administrator, it seems the process is a bit more forgiving than trying it from a "push".Domain Computers -- Systems that are on a domain that have a "trust' relationship with the AD domain "should" be able to be added to the list of managed systems without the need to authenticate, first, to the AD domain. After you logon onto the client system with Administrator credentials, you You can use the following command line in order to initiate "pull" the installation down from the Enterprise Console:
\\SOPHOS0.ad.uci.edu\SophosUpdate\CIDs\S000\SAVSCFXP\Setup.exe -updp "\\SOPHOS0.ad.uci.edu\SophosUpdate\CIDs\S000\SAVSCFXP" -mng yes -crt R
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\\SOPHOS0.ad.uci.edu\SophosUpdate\CIDs\S000\SAVSCFXP\Setup.exe -updp \\SOPHOS0.ad.uci.edu\SophosUpdate\CIDs\S000\SAVSCFXP -mng yes -crt R |
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Use of these command lines, or the "push" process that attempts to locate the client systems should result in systems being added to the "Unassigned" group in the Enterprise Coonsole. From there, you select, drag and drop an unassigned system into the appropriate group under "Global Group" that indicates the day(s) and time(s) at which you would like virus scans to take place.
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NOTE: During a "Pull" Installation -- The installation command line will initiate the installation. When the installation windows disappear, the person installing the program may mistake the installation to be complete and log out. However, if you <Right Click> on the Sophos shield icon in the System Tray, you will notice an option, View Updating Status. If you select that option, you can observe the rest of the installation, which will take about 2 more minutes before you can logout.
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