Operation Mode

If necessary, you can use Dr.Web installed on your Mac to connect to corporate anti-virus networks or to access Dr.Web AV-Desk anti-virus service of your IT provider. To operate in such central protection mode, you do not need to install additional software or uninstall Dr.Web.

In the central protection mode, virus databases updates are downloaded automatically from the central protection server. If on the central protection server mobile mode is enabled, the updates will be downloaded via the Internet from Dr.Web update servers in case the connection to the server is lost and virus databases are out-of-date. When the connection is restored, Dr.Web automatically starts downloading the updates from the central protection server.

Some features and settings of Dr.Web, particularly concerning the constant protection and on-demand scanning, may be modified and blocked for compliance with the company security policy or according to the list of purchased services. A license key file for operation in this mode is received from central protection server. Your personal license is not used.

By default, Dr.Web mode settings are locked in order to prevent anyone without administrative privileges from changing these settings. To unlock them, click the icon of a lock at the bottom of the mode preferences window and enter the administrator name and password.

1.Contact an anti-virus network administrator of your company or IT provider for a license and parameters of connection to the central protection server.

3.To connect to the central protection server of your company or IT provider, select the Enable central protection mode check box.

In the central protection mode the scanning of your computer can be launched manually or according to schedule directly from the server.

4.On switching to the central protection mode Dr.Web restores parameters of the previous connection. If you are connecting to the server for the first time or connection parameters have been changed, do the following:

The install.cfg file provided by administrator of anti-virus network contains settings to connect to the central protection server. To use this file:

1.Click Other activation types in the License Manager.

2.Drag the configuration file to the opened window or click the dotted area to select the file.

If the file is mounted, fields for entering the connection settings will be specified automatically.

•Enter the IP address of the central protection server provided by administrator of anti-virus network.

•Drag the license key file received from the central protection server to the settings window or double-click the license key area and browse the file.

•As an option, enter the authentication parameters: station ID which is assigned to your computer for registration at the server and password. The entered values are saved with Keychain system. Therefore, you need not enter them again when reconnecting to the server.

Depending on the authorization settings of the central protection server, the station can be connected to the server in one of the following modes:

•As a newbie. In this case it may require to be approved on the server (ID and password will be assigned automatically) or it may be authorized automatically if the corresponding authorization mode is specified on the server.

•If the station has already been created on the server and it has an ID and password, it will be authorized automatically when connecting to the server regardless of its settings.

For detailed information on connecting a station to the server refer to Dr.Web Control Center and Dr.Web AV-Desk Administrator manuals.

2.To switch to the standalone mode, deselect the Enable central protection mode check box.

On switching to this mode, all settings of the app are unlocked and restored to their previous or default values. You can once again access all features of the app.

3.For correct operation in standalone mode, Dr.Web requires a valid personal license key file. The license received from the central protection server cannot be used in this mode. If necessary, you can receive or update a personal license with License Manager.