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What are policies?
What are policies? Policies are product configurations created on F-Secure Policy Manager and automatically picked up by the client machines. They define the settings of the F-Secure programs that are installed on the client machines. Settings may include files to be scanned, scheduled scans, and information on whether…
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Resetting the host UID for Client Security 13 and Policy Manager 13
Resetting the host UID for Client Security 13 and Policy Manager 13 This article applies only to Client Security 13 and Policy Manager 13. You can reset the host UID by using FSMAUTIL (F-Secure Management Agent Utility). One way to do this would be adding a command to the user login script. This utility is typically…
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Why doesn't Software Updater install some updates automatically?
Why doesn't Software Updater install some updates automatically? Software Updater only installs security-related updates automatically. The installation of non-security-related updates and service packs is required to be initiated manually via the Software updates tab under the Policy Manager Console. Policy Manager 12…
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What's new in Policy Manager for Linux 13.10
What's new in Policy Manager for Linux 13.10 F-Secure Policy Manager for Linux 13.10 was released on December 20, 2017. To find out the latest information about the Policy Manager for Linux 13.10 release, the Release Notes for F-Secure Policy Manager 13.10 (Linux version) are available here.
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Firewall packet logging
Firewall packet logging This article explains what firewall packet logging is and how to use it. If programs have problems accessing the Internet, it is useful to see what is happening on the firewall by creating a packet log. The packet log collects information about the IP network traffic. By default, packet logging is…
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Administering Software Updater on Policy Manager (FAQ)
Administering Software Updater on Policy Manager (FAQ) This article lists frequently asked questions related to administering Software Updater. Software updates module fails with code "Could not install update". What do I do? If such an error occurs, first try to install the update again. If the error persists, contact…
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Resetting the host UID for Client Security 14 and Server Security 14
Resetting the host UID for Client Security 14 and Server Security 14 This article applies to * Client Security 14.x and later * Server Security 14.x and later The above-mentioned products use the resetuid.exe tool to reset the host unique identity (UID). In Client Security, the tool can be found in C:\Program Files…
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Upgrades to Software Updater engines bring many improvements
Upgrades to Software Updater engines bring many improvements F-Secure Software Updater scans computers for missing software updates, and keeps Windows and third-party applications up to date and patched from vulnerabilities. Upgrades to our F-Secure Software Updater engines will change the way that the Software Updater…
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Means for monitoring malware incidents with F-Secure software
Means for monitoring malware incidents with F-Secure software There are various malware monitoring opportunities available provided both by F-Secure and the operating system. Means provided by F-Secure * Remotely: * Policy Manager Console * Policy Manager Web Reporting * Alert Forwarding * Syslog forwarding (configured…
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What is Next-gen Policy Manager Proxy?
What is Next-gen Policy Manager Proxy? Note: Next-gen proxy is a feature that continues to evolve and is subject to further improvements. Next-gen proxy is a role of Policy Manager Server, in which it proxies certain requests to Master Server while serving BackWeb and software updates locally. This way the most…