Overview
Administering, configuring and monitoring Avira Security Solutions from a central point has never been so uncomplicated and efficient. The Avira Security Management Center (SMC) available to you for this task is implemented as a snap-in for the Microsoft Management Console and therefore requires very little training time. Clear menus with many different functions – from the assembly of security environments and update distribution to detailed reporting – make it easy to keep the security status of the system completely under control and at an extremely high level at all times. And all this with minimal use of resources and administrative expense.
The Avira Security Management Center allows you to administer the following products:
- SmallBusiness Suite
- Windows Workstation
- Windows Server
- UNIX Workstation
- UNIX Server
- UNIX MailGate
- UNIX WebGate
Features
With the Avira Security Management Center you can keep use of your Avira security software under control. The administration tool enables network-wide remote management via a central “cockpit”. You can thus conveniently monitor and control all processes. It improves your ability to react to malware attacks, increases flexibility, reduces operating costs and helps you to comply with defined corporate directives. It offers the following functions:
- Simple creation of the security environment with “drag and drop”.
- Free definition of hierarchical groups to map organisational units.
- Central installation of all supported AntiVir products directly from the Software Repository of the SMC.
- Fast configuration of computers or computer groups by “inheritance” of properties and configurations (e.g. scanning scope).
- Central password protection of configurations to prevent manipulations.
- Central updates of the SMC server and the AntiVir program packages – automatically or via task-planner.
- Plannable, automated updating of all Avira products managed by the SMC.
- Event manager for direct monitoring of the current system security.
- Inclusive of event filtering according to various criteria.
- Alert management with freely definable rules for individual notification.
- User management incl. password and general or group-based assignment of rights.
- Security-related reporting with defined templates for the creation of own reports.
- SSL-encrypted connections between SMC and administrated computers.
- Possibility to formulate and implement internal security directives.
Benefits
The Avira Security Management Center provides the following benefits:
- Complete remote administration, licensing, configuration, updating and monitoring of products via the Internet: Avira AntiVir Windows Workstation, Avira AntiVir Windows Server, Avira AntiVir UNIX Workstation, Avira AntiVir UNIX Server, Avira AntiVir UNIX WebGate, Avira AntiVir UNIX MailGate.
- Significant reduction in workload of the administrator due to extremely efficient central administration.
- No long, expensive training periods.
- Available free of charge for the administration of large Avira security environments.
- Mapping of internal corporate security regulations.
- Quick overview of the current security situation in the system – you are able to react at all times.