By their nature, anti-virus products typically require regular, active maintenance on every PC.
When a new virus is discovered, all anti-virus software deployed within an organization must be updated with the latest virus definition files. Failure to do so severely limits the effectiveness of anti-virus software and disrupts productive work time. With more than 50,000 known viruses and new virus outbreaks occurring regularly, the task of maintaining and updating virus protection can become unwieldy. Unfortunately, many small to medium businesses do not have adequate IT staff to maintain their anti-virus software. The resulting gaps in virus defenses may lead to data loss and decreased employee productivity.
The widespread outbreaks of viruses, such as NIMDA and Code Red, illustrate the problematic
nature of virus defense for small and medium businesses. Users without the most current virus definition files allow these viruses to multiply and infect many other users and networks. SonicWALL Client Anti-Virus prevents occurrences like these and offers a new approach to virus protection. SonicWALL security appliance constantly monitors the version of the virus definition file and automatically triggers download and installation of new virus definition files to each user’s computer. In addition, the SonicWALL security appliance restricts each user’s access to the Internet until they are protected, therefore acting as an enforcer of the company’s virus protection policy. This new approach ensures the most current version of the virus definition file is installed and active on each PC on the network, preventing a rogue user from disabling the virus protection and potentially exposing the entire organization to an outbreak.
If Sonic WALL Client Anti-Virus is not activated, you must activate it.
If you do not have an Activation Key, you must purchase SonicWALL Client Anti-Virus from a
SonicWALL reseller or from your mysonicwall.com account (limited to customer in the USA and Canada).
If you have an Activation Key for your SonicWALL Client Anti-Virus subscription, follow these
steps to activate SonicWALL Client Anti-Virus:
Step 1
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Click the
SonicWALL Client Anti-Virus Subscription
link on the Security Services > Anti-
Virus
page. The mysonicwall.com Login
page is displayed.
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Step 2
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Enter your mysonicwall.com account username and password in the
User Name
and Password
fields, then click Submit
. The System > Licenses
page is displayed. If your SonicWALL security appliance is already connected to your mysonicwall.com account, the System > Licenses
page appears after you click the SonicWALL Client Anti-Virus
Subscription
link.
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Step 3
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Click
Activate
or Renew
in the Manage Service
column in the Manage Services Online
table. Type in the Activation Key in the New License Key
field and click Submit
. Your SonicWALL Client Anti-Virus subscription is activated on your SonicWALL security appliance.
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You can try a FREE TRIAL of SonicWALL Client Anti-Virus by following these steps:
Step 1
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Click the
FREE TRIAL
link. The mysonicwall.com Login
page is displayed.
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Step 2
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Enter your mysonicwall.com account username and password in the
User Name
and Password
fields, then click Submit
. The System > Licenses
page is displayed. If your SonicWALL security appliance is already connected to your mysonicwall.com account, the System > Licenses
page appears after you click the FREE TRIAL
link.
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Step 3
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Click
FREE TRIAL
in the Manage Service
column in the Manage Services Online
table. Your SonicWALL Client Anti-Virus subscription is activated on your SonicWALL security appliance.
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Step 4
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Select
Security Services > Anti-Virus
to display the Anti-Virus page for configuring your SonicWALL Client Anti-Virus settings.
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