Anti-Virus Network

Select the Anti-virus network item in the main menu of Dr.Web Security Control Center.

Control Menu

To view and edit the information in the opened window, use the control menu resided in the left part of the window.

Control Menu contains the following components:

1.General

Charts

Security identifiers

Protection components

Quarantine

User sessions

Inactive stations

Hardware and software

Properties

Group membership rules (when user groups are selected)

Dr.Web Proxy server (when Proxy servers or their group are selected)

2.Statistics

3.Configuration

Dr.Web Proxy server (when Proxy server or the Proxies group and its subgroups are selected)

Permissions

Task Scheduler

Installing components

Connection parameters

Update Restrictions

Dr.Web Agent for UNIX—allows to configure the period of sending the statistics on detected threats for stations under UNIX system-based OS.

The list of anti-virus components for operating system of selected station or by list of operating systems when a group is selected.

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Detailed description of anti-virus components settings which are configured via the Control Center, is given in the Administrator Manual on managing stations for corresponding operating system.

Hierarchical List of  Anti-Virus Network

In the middle part of the window there is a hierarchical list of the anti-virus network. The list (catalog) represents the tree structure of the anti-virus network elements. The nodes in this structure are groups and workstations within these groups.

You can perform the following through the hierarchical list elements:

Left-click the name of a group or station to display the control menu (at the left part of the window) of corresponding element and brief element information on a property pane (at the right part of the window).

Left-click the icon of the group to open or to hide the contents of a group.

Left-click the icon of the station to open the properties sheet of this station.

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To select several elements of the hierarchical list, press and hold CTRL or SHIFT during selection.

The appearance of the icon depends on the type and status of this element (see table below).

Icons of elements in the hierarchical list

Icon

Description

Groups. General icons

icon-group-show-always

Groups always shown in the hierarchical list.

icon-group-show-nonempty

Groups are not displayed in the hierarchical list if:

for groups the icon-group Setup group visibility → icon-group-hide-empty Hide if empty option is set and currently groups do not contain stations,

for groups the icon-group Setup group visibility → icon-group-hide-always Hide option is set and currently, in the icon-tree-settings Settings of tree view section, the Show hidden groups flag is cleared.

Workstations. General icons

icon-station_online

Available workstations with installed anti-virus software.

icon-station_warning

Available workstations with installed anti-virus software. Severity of the station state is Medium. To determine the required administrator actions, please clarify the situation at this station in the Status section.

To display the sign, select the icon-tree-settings Settings of tree view → Show stations states severity option on the toolbar.

icon-station_infection

Available workstations with installed anti-virus software. Severity of the station state is Maximal or High. To determine the required administrator actions, please clarify the situation at this station in the Status section.

To display the sign, select the icon-tree-settings Settings of tree view → Show stations states severity option on the toolbar.

icon-station_offline

The station is unavailable.

icon-station-deinstalled

Anti-virus software on the station is uninstalled.

icon-station-installing

Station state during remote network installation of the Agent. Station is in this state from the moment of successful Agent  installation on the station till the moment of its first connection to the Server.

icon-proxy-off

Proxy server not connected to your Server.

icon-proxy-on

Proxy server is connected to your Server, but it does not use the specified settings.

icon-proxy-on-set

Proxy server is connected to your Server, and it uses the specified settings.

Additional icons

icon-station-settings-sa

Icon of personal settings is displayed over the general stations and groups icons for which personal settings are specified (or group includes stations with personal settings).

To display the sign, select the icon-tree-settings Settings of tree view → Show personal settings icon option on the toolbar.

E.g., if online workstation with installed anti-virus software has a personal settings, its icon looks as follows: icon-station-settings.

icon-filter-sa

Icon of membership rules is displayed next to the general icon of groups for which rules of automatic stations placing are set.

To display the sign, select the icon-tree-settings Settings of tree view → Show membership rules icon option on the toolbar.

E.g., if a groups that is always shown in the hierarchical list has membership rules specified, its icon looks as follows: icon-filter.

Management of the anti-virus network catalog elements is carried out via the toolbar of the hierarchical list.

Toolbar

The toolbar of the hierarchical list contains the following elements:

icon-general General—manage the general parameters of the hierarchical list. Select the corresponding item in the drop-down list:

icon-general-edit Edit—open settings of the station or group in the right pane of Dr.Web Security Control Center.

icon-general-remove-object Remove selected objects—remove an items from the hierarchical list. Select the items in the list and click Remove selected objects.

icon-general-remove-membership Remove membership rules—remove rules for automatic including stations to groups.

icon-general-primary-set Set this group as primary—determine the selected group as primary for all workstations in it.

icon-general-primary-assign Set a primary group for stations—assign a primary group for selected workstations. If a group is selected in the hierarchical list instead of workstations, the specified primary group will be assigned to all workstations from this group.

icon-general-merge Merge stations—join workstations under a single account in the hierarchical list. It can be used if a workstation had been registered under several accounts.

icon-general-remove-settings Remove personal settings—remove individual settings of selected objects. Settings of the parent group will be used. All workstations inside a group will also have their settings removed.

icon-general-message Send message to stations—send notifications to users of workstations.

icon-general-password Reset password—delete the user password for access to anti-virus components settings on selected stations. The option is available only for stations under Windows OS.

icon-general-reboot Reboot station—launch reboot station process remotely.

icon-general-remove-agent Uninstall Dr.Web Agent—remove the Agents and anti-virus software from the selected workstation(s) or group(s).

icon-general-install Install Dr.Web Agent—open the Network scanner for Agent installation to the selected stations. This option is enabled only if new approved stations or stations with deinstalled Agent are selected.

icon-general-restore Restore deleted stations—restore stations deleted earlier. This option is active only if stations from the Deleted subgroup of the Status group are selected.

icon-general-email Mail installation files—send installation files for stations selected in the list to email addresses, specified in this section parameters.

icon-neighbor-open Open the Dr.Web Security Control Center for the selected neighbor server in another window. This option is enabled when you select a neighbor Server in the anti-virus network tree.

icon-add-object Add a network object—add a new element of anti-virus network. Click the corresponding item in the drop-down menu:

icon-add-station Create station—add a new station (see Installation Manual, p. Creation of a New User Account).

icon-add-group Create group—add a new group.

icon-neighbor-add Create neighbor—add a neighbor Dr.Web Server connection.

icon-add-policy Create policy—add a new policy to set stations settings.

icon-add-proxy Create Proxy server—add a new account to connect the Proxy server (see Installation Manual, p. Creating of the Proxy Server Account).

icon-export Data Export:

icon-export-csv Save data in CSV file—save common data about selected stations of the anti-virus network to CSV file.

icon-export-html Save data in HTML file—save common data about selected stations of the anti-virus network to HTML file.

icon-export-xml Save data in XML file—save common data about selected stations of the anti-virus network to XML file.

icon-export-pdf Save data in PDF file—save common data about selected stations of the anti-virus network to PDF file.

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The listed above options from the Data Export section export information only on selected stations and stations included into selected groups.

icon-config-export Export configuration—save the configuration of the selected objects of anti-virus network to a file. For this option, you will be prompt to select configuration sections to save.

icon-config-import Import configuration—load the configuration of the selected objects of anti-virus network from a file. For this option, you will be prompt to select the file to load the configuration and also loaded configuration sections.

icon-config-stat Export statistics—save the anti-virus components statistics for the selected objects of anti-virus network to a file. For this option, you will be prompt to select the statistic sections to save and the export format.

icon-config-propagate Propagate configuration—propagate configuration of the selected objects to other objects of anti-virus network. For this option, you will be prompt to select objects to propagate configuration to and also propagated configuration sections.

icon-group Setup group visibility—change the appearance of groups in the list. Select one of the following in the drop-down list (the icon of the group will change, see table above):

icon-group-hide-always Hide—means that the group will not be displayed in the hierarchical list.

icon-group-hide-empty Hide if empty—means that the group will not be displayed if the group is empty (does not contain any workstations).

icon-group-show Show—means that the group will always be displayed in the hierarchical list.

icon-components Components management—manage the components on the workstation. Select the necessary action in the drop-down menu:

icon-components-update-failed Recover failed components—force to recover the state of the components that operating with errors. Recovering uses the product revision that is currently installed on the station.

icon-components-pause Interrupt running components—prescribes to stop operating of all running anti-virus components at the station.

icon-scan Scan—scan stations in one of the modes, selected in the drop-down menu:

icon-scan-fast Dr.Web Agent Scanner. Express scan. In this mode the following objects are scanned:

main memory (RAM),

boot sectors of all disks,

autorun objects,

root directory of the boot sector,

root directory of Windows OS installation disk,

system directory of Windows OS,

My documents folder,

temporary directory of the system,

temporary directory of the user.

icon-scan-full Dr.Web Agent Scanner. Complete scan. In this mode all hard disks and removable disks (including the boot sectors) will be fully scanned.

icon-scan-custom Dr.Web Agent Scanner. Custom scan. In this mode you will be able to choose files and folders to scan.

icon-unapproved Unapproved stations—manage newbies list—stations, which registration is not approved (see the New Stations Approval Policy section for more details). This option is active only if stations of the Newbies subgroup of the Status group are selected. When the registration is approved, stations will be automatically removed from the pre-installed Newbies group. To manage stations registration, select one of the following options from the drop-down list:

icon-unapproved-allow Approve selected stations and set a primary group—confirm access of the station to the Server and to set a primary group from the offered list.

icon-unapproved-action Cancel action specified to execute on connect—cancel the action on unapproved stations which was specified earlier to execute at the moment when the station connects to the Server.

icon-unapproved-reject Reject selected stations—forbid access of the station to the Server.

icon-tree-settings Settings of tree view—adjust the appearance of the anti-virus network tree. To enable parameter, set the corresponding flags in the drop-down menu:

for groups:

All groups membership—duplicate displaying of a station in the list if a stations is a member of several groups simultaneously (only for groups under the white folder icon, see table above). If the flag is set, the station will be shown in all member groups. If the flag is cleared, the station will be shown only once in the list.

Show hidden groups—show all groups included in the anti-virus network. If you clear the flag, all empty groups (not containing stations) will be hidden. It may be convenient to remove extra data, for example, when there are many empty groups.

for the Server clients (stations, Proxy servers and neighbor Servers):

Show clients identifiers—show clients unique identifiers.

Show clients names—show clients names, if such are given.

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You cannot disable displaying both identifiers and names of stations at the same time. One of the Show clients identifiers and Show clients names parameters will be always selected.

Show clients addresses—show clients IP-addresses.

Show station servers—show names or addresses of Dr.Web Servers to which stations are connected. Relevant to the stations within Dr.Web Servers cluster.

Show stations states severity—show severity of active stations status. At this, the color differentiation will be used for stations depending on their status (see table above). If the option is disabled, for station statuses with the icon-station_warning and icon-station_infection icons, the common icon icon-station_online will be displayed.

for all elements:

Show personal settings icon—show the marker which shows whether individual settings are present on the icons of groups and the Server clients: stations, Proxy servers and neighbor Servers.

Show descriptions—show descriptions of groups and the Server clients: stations, Proxy servers and neighbor Servers (the descriptions are set in the properties of an element).

Show the number of clients—show the number of the Server clients: stations, Proxy servers and neighbor Servers for all the groups of an anti-virus network into which these clients are included.

Show membership rules icon—show the marker on stations icons which are added to groups automatically according to the membership rules, also on groups icons stations of which are added automatically.

icon-tree-stations Settings of clients sorting—change the parameter that is used for sorting and the sorting order of the Server clients: stations, Proxy servers and neighbor Servers in the anti-virus tree.

To select the parameter to use for sorting, set the one of the following flags (only one parameter can be selected):

Identifier—sort by unique identifiers of clients.

Name—sort by names of clients.

Address—sort by network addresses of clients. Clients without network address will be displayed in random order without sorting.

Creation date—sort by date of creation of a client account on the Server.

Date of last connection—sort by date of last connection of clients to the Server.

To select the sorting order, set the one of the following flags:

Sort ascending.

Sort descending.

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The icon-tree-settings Settings of tree view and icon-tree-stations Settings of clients sorting sections are interdepent:

If you select the sorting parameter in the icon-tree-stations Settings of clients sorting section, displaying of this parameter automatically enables in the icon-tree-settings Settings of tree view section if it was disabled.

If in the icon-tree-settings Settings of tree view section, you disable the displaying of a parameter that is selected for sorting in the icon-tree-stations Settings of clients sorting section, when sorting by this parameter is automatically switched to sorting by name of a station. If displaying of station names is disabled, then sorting is switched to station identifier (name and identifier cannot be disabled at the same time).

Property Pane

The property pane shows the properties and settings of workstations.

To display the property pane

1.Select the name of a station or a group in the hierarchical list.

2.A pane with properties of selected workstation or group opens in the right pane of Dr.Web Security Control Center. Detailed description of these settings is given in the Editing Groups and Station Properties.