INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION PROCEDURE FOR ESET NOD32 ANTIVIRUS

Procedure created by Fadhl Etty Contact Number: 054 338 4800 Email Address: fetty@ncpg.gov.za

Welcome to the installation and configuration procedure for ESET NOD32 Antivirus To begin this procedure run the setup file that has been provided to you Click Next

Accept the terms of the license agreement Click Next

Select Typical (recommended best settings) as your installation mode Click Next

Ensure to have the Enable ThreatSense.Net Warning System Enabled Click Next

On the drop down arrow select Enable detection of potentially unwanted applications Click Next

You are now ready to begin the installation Click Install

Allow the process to complete

Congratulations! The installation is now complete Click Finish

We will now be configuring the Antivirus to connect to an update server At the bottom right hand corner of the screen, called your notification area, right click on the ESET NOD32 icon (it is the green leaf shaped icon) Select Advanced setup

On the Setup window, on the left hand pane, Select the Update node

At the Update server menu click Edit

In the Update servers text box type in http://10.240.3.41:2221 Click Add

The update server has now been added to the list Click OK

At the Advanced update setup menu click Setup

On the advanced setup window under the Update mode tab select Always update program components from the Program component update menu Select Offer computer restart if necessary from the Restart after program component update menu Ensure to have Enable pre-release updates enabled from the Pre-release updates menu

Switch over to the HTTP Proxy tab Select Do not use proxy server

Switch over to the LAN tab Select Current user from the Connect to LAN as menu Click OK

On the Setup window on the left hand pane select the User interface node Ensure that Show splash-screen at startup option is disabled from the User interface elements menu

On the Setup window on the left hand pane select the Alerts and notifications node Ensure to disable Display Alerts from the Alert Windows menu Ensure to disable Display notifications on desktop from the Notification windows menu Ensure to disable Display only notifications requiring user interaction from the Notification windows menu Click Advanced setup

On the Alerts and notifications window select Critical warnings from the drop down arrow Click OK

Click OK

Open up a Run command window by holding the windows key In the Open text field type gpedit.msc Click OK

+ R on your keyboard

On the Local Group Policy Editor window, on the left hand pane open up the Computer Configuration node Open up the Administrative Templates node

Open up the Windows Components node Open up the Windows Update node

On the right hand pane, double click the Configure Automatic Updates setting On the Configure Automatic Updates window, select Enabled Select from the drop down arrow 4 Auto download and schedule the install from the Configure automatic updating menu Select from the drop down arrow 0 Every day from the Configure automatic updating menu Select from the drop down arrow 13:00 as the scheduled install time from the Configure automatic updating menu Click Apply and then OK

Double click on the Specify intranet Microsoft update service location setting On the Specify intranet Microsoft update service location window, select Enabled Type http://10.240.3.14 in the text field under Set the intranet update service for detecting updates menu Type http://10.240.3.14 in the text field under Set the intranet statistics server menu Click Apply and OK

Double click on the Automatic Updates detection frequency setting On the Automatic Updates detection frequency window, select Enabled Set the interval (hours) to 2 from the Check for updates at the following menu Click Apply and OK

Double click on the Allow Automatic Updates immediate installation setting On the Allow Automatic Updates immediate installation window, select Enabled Click Apply and OK

Double click on the No auto-restart with logged on users for scheduled automatic updates installation setting On the No auto-restart with logged on users for scheduled automatic updates installation window, select Enabled Click Apply and OK

Double click on the Reschedule Automatic Updates scheduled installations setting On the Reschedule Automatic Updates scheduled installations window, select Enabled Set the startup (minutes) to 15 from the Wait after system menu Click Apply and OK

Close the Local Group Policy Editor window Open My Computer Right click on an open white space inside the My Computer Window Select Properties

From the right hand pane of the System window select Advanced system settings

On the System Properties window switch to the System Protection tab Select Configure from the Protection Settings menu

On the System Protection for Local Disk (C:) window select Turn off system protection Click Apply and OK

On The System Properties windows, click OK Close the System window

Congratulations! Your ESET NOD32 Antivirus is now configured and linked to an update server.